How to make white sauce video

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Follow our easy step-by-step guide to making a basic white sauce - the perfect accompaniment for fish, meat and veg.

Cook time: 10 -20 mins

Large saucepan
Wooden spoon
Measuring jug
Sliced onion
Salt and pepper
425ml milk
Parsley stalks
1 bay leaf
10 black peppercorns
40g butter
20g plain flour

1. Add cold milk into pan
2. Next add onion, bay leaf, parsley stalks, peppercorns and stir
3. Bring to simmering point and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes
4. Drain the mixture through a sieve and transfer milk back into measuring jug
5. Put pan on low heat and add in butter until it melts then add the flour
6. Stir until it forms a thick paste
7. Keep stirring for roughly 5 minutes so that it doesn't stick to pan
8. Take off heat and stir in small amounts of milk slowly - use a whisk to remove any lumps
9. Transfer pan back to heat and cook for another 5 minutes while the sauce thickens
10. Turn heat down, season with salt and pepper

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