168. Maître d’Hôtel Sauce

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
Source
The Modern Housewife
Time
Cook: 5 min Total: 5 min
Status
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (5)
  1. Put eight spoonfuls of white sauce in a stewpan, with four of white stock or milk.
  2. Boil it five minutes.
  3. Stir in two ounces of maître d’hôtel butter.
  4. Stir it quickly over the fire until the butter is melted, but do not let the sauce boil after the butter is in.
  5. This sauce should only be made at the time of serving.
Original Text
168. Maître d’Hôtel Sauce.—Put eight spoonfuls of white sauce in a stewpan, with four of white stock or milk; boil it five minutes, then stir in two ounces of maître d’hôtel butter; stir it quickly over the fire until the butter is melted, but do not let the sauce boil after the butter is in; this sauce should only be made at the time of serving.
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