Creamy Bechamel Pasta Delight

A very tasty, tender-tasting and filling dish! Bechamel is a sauce of European cuisine. It consists of wheat flour fried in butter and diluted with milk to form a sauce. As a rule, this sauce is served with pasta, so the dish is not dry, with a delicate gravy.
cook time: 40 min
Noah Merrick
Creamy Bechamel Pasta Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

268
Calories
8g
Fat
40g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Nutmeg 1 g
Wheat flour 3 tbsp
Butter 3 tbsp
Milk 300 ml
Pasta 400 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Letʼs prepare the ingredients according to the list. You can use any pasta for this dish, preferably durum wheat. It is better to use full-fat milk to prepare the sauce, always fresh, so that it does not curdle when heated.

Step 2

Step 2
Place a piece of butter in a thick-walled dish (saucepan, frying pan). Melt it over medium heat.

Step 3

Step 3
We sift the wheat flour to avoid foreign objects and hairs getting into the mass and to reduce the number of lumps in the finished sauce. Pour flour into a frying pan with oil.

Step 4

Step 4
Fry it in oil, stirring vigorously with a spatula until the flour looks like wet sand and acquires a creamy color.

Step 5

Step 5
In a separate bowl, heat the milk (but do not bring it to a boil) and pour it into the pan in a thin stream and in small parts. At the same time stirring the mass with a spatula. Boil the mixture over low heat for about 10 minutes, from the moment it boils. It is necessary that the sauce becomes uniform in consistency, without lumps. For homogeneity, the sauce can be beaten with a blender or whisk.

Step 6

Step 6
Add spices to taste: nutmeg and ground black pepper and salt, mix. Turn off the fire. The consistency of the sauce should be similar to liquid sour cream. Please note that the sauce will become thicker as it cools.

Step 7

Step 7
At the same time, in another bowl, boil the pasta until done. Pour clean water into the pan, add a pinch of salt, bring the water to a boil and lower the pasta into boiling water. Stir immediately, reduce heat to medium and cook for about 9 minutes from the moment the water boils.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the pasta in a colander and rinse it with clean cold water to prevent it from sticking together in the future. Place the pasta on plates and pour bechamel sauce on top. Serve with fresh herbs and vegetables. Despite the simplicity and speed of preparation, the dish’s taste is not inferior to its restaurant counterparts. Bon appetit!

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