(Mornay sauce - Traditional recipe)

Béchamel for 4 people
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
250 ml (8 fl oz - 1 C) light cream

Time:
preparation: 15 minutes
cooking: 25 minutes
Difficulty:
Medium difficulty
Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 403 (kCal) - 1684 (kJ)
Protein: 7.8 (g)
Total fat: 35.9 (g)
Total carbohydrate: 12.9 (g)
Sugars: 5.3 (g)

Prepare béchamel following our instructions.
Mix egg yolk with light cream and add this mixture to béchamel sauce, far from the heat. Stir and warm up quickly. At this point add Parmesan cheese, far from the heat. Season to taste with salt, only if necessary.
The sauce is ready.

Note

This sauce is perfect with hard-boiled eggs and a great variety of fish. You can also use it with baked vegetables even if when you have to broil them.

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