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2 tablespoons of butter or
margarine
3 tablespoons of flour
4 ml of milk
salt
nutmeg
Place the butter in a dish, cover and heat at 750 W for one
minute.
Stir the flour into the butter, pour in the milk, mixing well.
Cook uncovered at 750 W for 4-7 minutes. Add the salt and
nutmeg and beat well using a whisk or beater until you achieve
the desired consistency.
For a special touch:
Try replacing the milk with meat, vegetable or fish stock to
prepare sauces to be served with meat or fish dishes. Try adding
two tablespoons of cream to the sauce.
Bechamel Sauce
Serves 4 | 5 - 8 min
Peel and chop the onion.
Place it in a dish with the oil, cover and cook at 500 W for
2 minutes.
Stir in the minced meat, cover and cook for 2 minutes at 750 W.
Add the chopped tomatoes with half of the juice, the stock cube
and the salt. Stir, cover and cook at 500 W for 6-8 minutes.
Stir from time to time during cooking. If the sauce is too lquid
at the end of cooking time, uncover and continue cooking until
reaching the desired consistency.
For a special touch:
If you like, you can add finely chopped carrot, celery and onion to
the sauce, increasing cooking time if necessary.
300 g of minced meat
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons of oil
400 g of canned tomatoes
½ stock cube
salt
Meat Sauce
Serves 4 | 10 -12 min