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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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5. Who knows what they added to a 50 gallon vat of the stuff

Reply to Grey (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:53 AM

Nov 2015

I've done a very good one with minced onion added to the butter and flour, thyme sprinkled in, the sauce thickened and then strained to get the solids out. White sauces are something you can play with for a nearly infinite variety of sauces.

These days I have to make mine with white rice flour instead of wheat but I have to say it's just as good, if a tiny bit on the gritty side. The first time I made a French sauce with rice flour I knew I'd survive being allergic to wheat just fine.

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White sauce help needed.... [View all] Grey Nov 2015 OP

The point of white sauce is to be a background for whatever else you do to it. eridani Nov 2015 #1

White sauces are that French basic everybody needs to master Warpy Nov 2015 #2

That is what the waitress said, Grey Nov 2015 #3

Who knows what they added to a 50 gallon vat of the stuff Warpy Nov 2015 #5

Country fried steak is usually served with "cream" gravy. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #4

I've heard 'equal amounts of butter and flour' for quite some time, but when I try Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #8

I think the "liquidy" comes when you add the liquid... Thor_MN Nov 2015 #10

I seldom follow the equal amounts rule when making "cream" gravy. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #11

Nutmeg is a very common addition to a white sauce. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2015 #6

I did a search for bechamel sauce, Grey Nov 2015 #7

Having had all night to think Grey Nov 2015 #12

I think chive would be delicious. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2015 #16

One thing I learned in cooking school Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2015 #14

Tabasco - Yes! dem in texas Nov 2015 #19

Allrecipes has several country gravy recipes. PADemD Nov 2015 #9

I have been through Allrecipes several times, Grey Nov 2015 #13

real country gravy Kali Nov 2015 #15

Well, it wasn't real country gravy I made tonight Grey Nov 2015 #17

Here's a recipe for Copycat Denny's Chicken Fried Steak & Country Gravy csziggy Nov 2015 #18

Cool, Thanks Grey Nov 2015 #20