Easy Hello Fresh Cream Sauce Base Recipe - 2 Ways
Both of these cream sauce recipes are incredibly easy to make. They have a rich texture and thick creamy consistency. The flavors we will use are very simple but very savory and of course, tasty.
Ingredients
Recipe 1: Basic Cream Sauce Recipe
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Recipe 2: More Advanced Cream Sauce Recipe
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 small onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Recipe 3: Flour-Free Variation
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Recipe 1
- Add the milk to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Heat the milk until it starts to steam. It shouldn't boil or simmer at all! Give it a couple of stirs to prevent a skin from forming on the top. Set the warm milk aside.
- In another medium saucepan, add the butter over medium heat. Melt it completely.
- Once melted, remove it from the heat. Then, shoot in the AP flour and whisk it vigorously. You should have very coarse breadcrumb-like granules. It can also turn into a paste.
- Once you have a uniform butter-flour mixture, add a tablespoon of warm milk. Whisk it in very well, making sure to get the edges of the pan as well.
- After the milk has been thoroughly whisked in, add a little bit more. Keep repeating this process. Don't add more milk until the previous addition is completely incorporated.
- When all of the milk has been whisked in, place the saucepan back onto the heat.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat. Then, reduce the heat and allow the cream sauce base to simmer for about 5 minutes.
- If you are happy with the consistency, season the sauce with sea salt and black pepper.
Recipe 2
- To start, place the whole milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Separate the onion petals and add them to the milk. Also, add the bay leaf.
- Heat the milk until it just starts to steam. Stir it slowly to prevent a skin from forming on the milk's surface. Do not allow the milk to boil.
- Once it starts steaming, remove it from the heat. Cover the pot with a lid or sheet of plastic wrap. if you use the wrap, poke some holes to allow the steam to escape. Set the milk aside to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Once your milk has been infused, strain the onion petals and bay leaf from the milk.
- In a separate saucepan, melt the butter completely.
- Once the butter has melted, remove it from the heat. Add the flour and whisk until you have a uniform lump-free paste.
- Still working off the heat, slowly incorporate the milk in small batches. Use the same technique as in recipe 1.
- Place the lump-free sauce base back on medium heat. Bring the sauce to a boil while whisking constantly.
- Then, you can reduce it to simmer for 5 minutes, still while stirring.
- If you are happy with the consistency, whisk in the ground nutmeg. Then, season your homemade Hello Fresh cream sauce base with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
Recipe 3
- Heat the milk in a saucepan until it starts to steam. Set the warm milk aside.
- In a separate saucepan, add the butter over medium heat and leave it to melt.
- Remove the melted butter from the heat, add the cornstarch, and whisk the ingredients together until you have a crumbly mixture.
- Next, slowly add the heated milk into the crumbly roux. Whisk well between additions to remove any lumps.
- Once all of your milk has been added and you have a lump-free mixture, place the pan back over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat. Then, reduce the heat and allow the cream sauce base to simmer for about 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 6gFat: 62gSaturated Fat: 39gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 136mgPotassium: 357mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 896IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 263mgIron: 2mg
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