How is a basic white sauce made for pasta?
A basic white sauce is a foundation for many dishes in cooking. Bechamel sauce can be used on pasta, or it can be modified with cheese to become an Alfredo sauce; both are traditional basic white sauces for pasta.BechamelBechamel is a basic white sauce that, when enhanced with other ingredients, becomes other sauces. Bechamel starts with gently cooked onions. Then milk is added and brought to a boil. Next, roux is whisked in to thicken the sauce.RouxRoux is made of equal parts flour and fat (butter or oil). First the fat is heated in a pan. Then the flour is whisked in slowly. The mixture should look like white wet sand.SeasoningAfter the milk is thickened with the roux, the sauce is seasoned. Traditional seasonings include salt, white pepper and ground nutmeg. The sauce could be served as is on pasta; bechamel is often used in baked pasta dishes such as lasagna.Creating AlfredoAlfredo sauce is traditionally a bechamel with the addition of parmesan cheese. But other Italian cheeses, su
