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![]() Low Fat White Sauce Fiona Haynes More Low Fat Quick TipsMore Low Fat Quick TipsCook it in FoilTrimming Fat from MeatMake Your Own Cooking Spray How to Make a Low Fat SauceA Sauce Without ButterThe usual way of making a creamy sauce is by using equal amounts of butter and flour, which are cooked together to form a roux. After this paste is cooked, milk, cream or broth is added gradually to complete the sauce. The end result is a rich, creamy, hopefully lump-free sauce that is indeed delicious, but very high in fat. So how can you make a lower-fat sauce?
Heres how:
Add more flavor in other ways, too. Sauté a 1/2 cup finely chopped onions or shallots in the saucepan before adding the milk, and proceed as above. Use the white sauce over your favorite vegetables its particularly delicious over leeks, cauliflower and broccoli-- white meat, or blend with pasta if youre making a cheese sauce. Here's a great-tasting low fat parsley sauce, which goes perfectly with fish. More Low Fat Quick TipsMore Low Fat Quick TipsCook it in FoilTrimming Fat from MeatMake Your Own Cooking Spray |
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