White Sauce for Asparagus

I credit my father with my interest in making crepes. I can still picture him grinning while flicking the skillet with his wrist, the crepe becoming airborne and flipping, and him catching it.

Crepes are a perfect delivery system for fresh asparagus from the vegetable garden.

But a crepe alone is not enough.

I think an asparagus crepe deserves a creamy white sauce.

Mom always said, “Just remember 2-2-1,” when I asked about making a white sauce.

Here’s her simple recipe:

White Sauce for Asparagus

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons of butter
  
  
• 2 tablespoons of flour
  
  
• 1 cup of milk

PREPARATION

• Melt the butter in a saucepan;
  
  
• Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in the flour to get a paste;
  
  
• Whisk milk into paste;
  
  
• Return to the stove and heat gently until it starts to boil and has thickened.

Note: Add shredded cheese if you want a cheesy flavour.

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