Description
Creamy onion sauce elevates simple dishes with its rich, silky texture, bringing French culinary elegance to your plate. Bold flavors meld together, creating a luxurious companion that enhances meats, vegetables, and pasta with pure gastronomic pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
- 1.5 cups (360 milliliters) milk
Sauce Base:
- 40 grams (1.4 ounces) butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Gently melt butter in a medium saucepan, maintaining a moderate temperature to prevent burning.
- Sprinkle flour into melted butter, stirring continuously to create a smooth, pale roux and eliminate raw flour taste, cooking for approximately 60 seconds.
- Carefully remove saucepan from heat source and gradually introduce milk, whisking vigorously to prevent potential clumping and ensure a silky texture.
- Return saucepan to heat, incorporating finely chopped onions into the creamy mixture and allowing the liquid to reach a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat to low, allowing sauce to simmer and develop rich flavors, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, for roughly 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and fold in freshly chopped parsley for a vibrant, aromatic finish.
- Transfer sauce to a serving vessel and present warm, enhancing accompanying dishes with its delicate, creamy consistency.
Notes
- Prevent lumpy sauce by whisking milk gradually and steadily into the roux, ensuring smooth incorporation.
- Select sweet onions like Vidalia for a milder, more delicate flavor profile that complements the creamy sauce.
- Consider adding a pinch of nutmeg or white pepper to enhance the sauce’s depth without overpowering the onion’s natural sweetness.
- Transform this classic sauce into a gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with cornstarch or arrowroot powder.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 142 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg