All in One White Sauce
Too much milk? A basic white sauce that you can make and use (or freeze) with additions for lots of dishes.
Ingredients
- 500ml milk
- 50g cold butter
- 50g plain flour
- Salt and pepper

Method
Chop up the butter into cubes. Pour milk into a heavy bottomed pan and add butter and flour. Sounds mad but trust us.
Put the pan onto a low- medium heat and start stirring. Use a whisk if you have one but a wooden spoon works too. Keep stirring!
The milk will heat and melt the butter, which in turn absorbs the flour. The stirring means you prevent any lumps. You will see and feel a change as it thickens.
Turn the heat down once it thickens and continue stirring, getting into the “corners” of the pan.
Cook for a further 5 minutes, to ensure the flour is cooked out and it’s thick enough. Take off heat. Add seasoning to taste. At this point, you can add chopped parsley or grated cheese.
Tips
Things you can make – mix chopped ham, chicken and peas into the sauce and then top with pastry for a pie. Add parsley, cooked fish and top with mashed potatoes for a fish pie. Pasta and cheese for mac and cheese.
NB when you defrost after freezing it can look dodgy but have faith and heat gently, stirring all the time.