Italian Cheese sauce that can be used in pastas

Ingredients

For The Béchamel Sauce

• 4 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2½ cups milk
• ½ cup parmesan cheese (a little more to garnish)
• ½ cup cheddar cheese
• ½ cup cream
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Method

Step 1: To Make The Béchamel Sauce

(1) To a pan, add the butter and flour. Stir the butter and flour in till it thickens a little.

(2) Add the milk. Keep stirring till you see the sauce start to thicken.

(3) Add the parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and cream and mix everything together. 

(4) Keep stirring continuously. After a couple of minutes, the sauce should thicken considerably.

(5) To check when the sauce is done, dip a spoon into the sauce. It should be able to coat the back of a spoon.

(6) Add the salt, and pepper and take it off the heat. 

(7) Transfer to a clean bowl to cool down. 

Note: Once the sauce has completely cooled down, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for almost a week.

Method (Step-by-Step)

This is the list of ingredients for the béchamel sauce.

In a pan, add the butter.

Next, add the flour.

Stir the butter and flour in till it thickens a little.

Then, add the milk. Keep stirring till you see the sauce start to thicken.

Then, add the parmesan cheese.

Next, add the cheddar cheese.

Add the cream and mix everything together. 

Keep stirring continuously. After a couple of minutes, the sauce should thicken considerably.

To check when the sauce is done, dip a spoon into the sauce. It should be able to coat the back of a spoon.

Add the salt.

Then, add the pepper and take it off the heat.

Transfer to a clean bowl to cool down. 

Once the sauce has completely cooled down, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for almost a week.