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Velouté

Butter and flour cook into a roux before chicken stock whisks in half a cup at a time, each addition thickening before the next, then the sauce simmers 35 to 40 minutes to a silky nappé consistency.

Prep: 30 minCook: 30 minTotal: 1h
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  1. 1

    In 12-inch sauté pan, melt butter over medium-low flame. Sprinkle in flour and stir for about 3-4 minutes .

  2. 2

    Slowly whisk in stock 1/2 cup at a time, waiting for sauce to thicken between each addition, until sauce is smooth.

  3. 3

    Lower heat and about 35-40 minutes or until sauce achieves nappé consistency.

  4. 4

    Adjust seasonings to taste.

📋Details

Meal Typemain
Seasonspring, summer, autumn, winter

⚗Elemental Properties

🔥Fire
16%
💧Water
19%
🌍Earth
45%
💨Air
20%

⚗️Alchemical Scores

MonicaConstant
—/100
Heat5%
Entropy23%
Reactivity71%
0.038
Heat
0.163
Entropy
0.502
Reactivity

📊Nutrition Per Serving

533.38cal
Per serving
% Daily Value
27%
of 2000 cal
protein15.2g11%
carbs38.55g29%
fat35.18g59%
% Daily Value
Protein
15.2g30%
Carbs
38.55g14%
Fat
35.18g45%
Fiber
0.77g3%
Sugar
0.07g0%
Sodium
917.02mg40%