Definition of Béchamel sauce

1. Noun. Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux.

Exact synonyms: Bechamel, White Sauce
Generic synonyms: Sauce
Specialized synonyms: Blanc, Cheese Sauce, Cream Sauce

Definition of Béchamel sauce

1. Noun. A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which is added hot milk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Béchamel Sauce

byways
bywoner
bywoners
byword
bywords
bywork
byworks
byzant
byzantine
byzantium
byzants
bzzt
bzzzt
béarnaise sauces
béarnaises
béchamel sauce (current term)
béchamel sauces
béchamels
béguin
béguins
bête de scène
bête noir
bête noire
bêtise
bêtises
böhmite
c&b
c'est la vie
c'mere

Literary usage of Béchamel sauce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Bechamel Sauce. 1}£ cups White Stock. 6 peppercorns. 1 slice union. ... Yellow Bechamel Sauce. To two cups Bechamel Sauce add yolks of three eggs slightly ..."

2. Fifty-two Sunday Dinners: A Book of Recipes, Arranged on a Unique Plan by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1915)
"Drain on brown paper; serve on hot buttered toast with Bechamel Sauce. Double the recipe for Bechamel Sauce (see Page 85. ..."

3. The Royal Cookery Book: (le Livre de Cuisine) by Jules Gouffé, Alphonse Gouffé (1869)
"... and mix them in some Bechamel Sauce Maigre; Fill the crust with the ... mixed in Bechamel Sauce Maigre; lay the paste cover on the top ; and serve. ..."

4. Practical Cooking and Serving: A Complete Manual of how to Select, Prepare by Janet McKenzie Hill (1902)
"1-2 a cup of cooked lean 1-2 a cup of thick Bechamel sauce. ham chopped. Paprika. Butter 1-2 a cup of cooked mushrooms Tomato sauce, chopped. ..."

5. Miss Parloa's Kitchen Companion: A Guide for All who Would be Good Housekeepers by Maria Parloa (1887)
"Chicken d la Duxelles, Bechamel Sauce. Oysters in a Block of Ice. ... Fillets of Flounders au Gratin, with Bechamel Sauce. Potato Croquettes. ..."

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