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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Set 4 QT saucepan over medium heat, add butter, onion, pepper, cloves, bay leaves,. | 2. and garlic. Sautee until aromatic, about 4 minutes. | 3. Blend in the flour and stir about 3 minutes. | 4. Gradually add the milk and stir until it boils lightly (may need to increase to Med-High heat). | 5. Once boils, lower heat and simmer uncovered about 8 minutes, or until sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon and has no raw flour taste. | 6. Pour through a fine strainer, stirring and pressing to extract all the flavors. Stir in the cream, salt (add to taste, may not need the entire TSP) and finally the thyme. | 7. Use immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	5	tablespoons		427.5	19.6425	13.3575	36.0
onion	1			64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
black pepper	1	tablespoon	ground	17.319000000000003	4.4126	0.7169	0.2249
clove	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3		crushed	-	-	-	-
flour	4 1/2	tablespoons		162.6413	35.6078	2.6439999999999997	0.631
milk	4 1/2	cups		669.78	52.4844	34.586999999999996	35.9046
heavy cream	1/4	cup		102.0	0.8220000000000001	0.852	10.824000000000002
thyme leave	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.