Bechamel de cobertura (Béchamel for coating)

[JuliaBalbilla]

Name of Recipe:  Bechamel de cobertura (Béchamel for coating) – not tested

Tablespoons are European ones, ie 3 teaspoons or 15ml

Serves:  Makes 1 litre

Ingredients: 
1 tbsp olive oil
50g butter
110g flour
800g full fat milk
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Nutmeg, to taste

Preparation: 
Put the oil and the butter into the  1 minute / 100° / Speed 1
Add the flour 2 minutes / 100° / Speed 1
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix 5 seconds / Speed 7 and then 9 minutes / 100° / Speed 4
Use this sauce to cover whatever dish you like.

Origin:  This is a translation of a recipe in Thermomix TM31 – Imprescindible para tu cocina which is the book supplied with Spanish TMXs.

[judydawn]

I like that the flour is cooked out JB, I often do that myself so as not to have a floury tasting sauce. I know Thermomixer was a great fan of that step as well.

[fundj&e]

thanks JB i have been using the recipe from the EDC its good (plus bay leaf)  , but like JD i like cooking the flour out 2 , now i know the temp, speed and time.

[Halex]

Thanks JB, I always use the EDC one, but  like the look of this one. Will give this a go.

H

[JuliaBalbilla]

I agree, I like to cook the flour as well.  But I also find that monkeyboysmum's cheese sauce recipe is amazing although the flour is not cooked.  However, for that particular recipe I use cornflour rather than ordinary flour - a tip from the great man himself, Heston Blumenthal.  Basically you grate the cheese first and then mix it with the cornflour and then return to the TM.  It certainly does alter the texture - more silky.

JB