While the ingredients to a Béchamel and a Roux are very similar — butter, flour, and milk — the two have very different purposes.

A Roux is created to thicken a Béchamel sauce and, in turn, make an endless amount of sauces.  After you’ve made your Roux, you can start adding your milk and stirring until you reach a sauce consistency. Add a bit of salt and pepper, and you have a Béchamel. 

Ingredients

Equal part cold butter 

Equal part flour

1 pint of milk 

Steps

To make a light roux:

• First, melt 1 part butter (or fat) in a skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat
• Then, sprinkle in 1 part flour
• Stir the butter and flour constantly for even cooking
• In about a minute, you’ll have a light roux that should puff slightly

 Now for the Bechamel…

• Pour the milk into a sauce pan and bring it to almost a boil
• Slowly add the roux in to thicken it & whisk the roux to break it up
• Once it is all one consistency, remove the sauce pan from the heat and stir in the parmesan 

 And there you have it! A quick and easy way for you to make your dishes a little extra cheesy…

While the ingredients to a Béchamel and a Roux are very similar — butter, flour, and milk — the two have very different purposes.

A Roux is created to thicken a Béchamel sauce and, in turn, make an endless amount of sauces.  After you’ve made your Roux, you can start adding your milk and stirring until you reach a sauce consistency. Add a bit of salt and pepper, and you have a Béchamel. 

Ingredients

Equal part cold butter 

Equal part flour

1 pint of milk 

Steps

To make a light roux:

• First, melt 1 part butter (or fat) in a skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat
• Then, sprinkle in 1 part flour
• Stir the butter and flour constantly for even cooking
• In about a minute, you’ll have a light roux that should puff slightly

 Now for the Bechamel…

• Pour the milk into a sauce pan and bring it to almost a boil
• Slowly add the roux in to thicken it & whisk the roux to break it up
• Once it is all one consistency, remove the sauce pan from the heat and stir in the parmesan 

 And there you have it! A quick and easy way for you to make your dishes a little extra cheesy…