Curried Béchamel

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pint milk
• 1/2 onion, large dice
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 1 whole nutmeg, broken
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 ounce clarified butter
• 1 ounce flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup creme fraiche
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, simmer milk, onion, cloves, nutmeg and curry powder for 20 minutes.
• 2 in another sauce pan, make a roux with the butter and flour.
• 3 strain milk and gradually add to roux while stirring constantly with whisk. bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.
• 4 combine egg yolk and crème fraise in a bowl. add a small amount of hot sauce to egg and cream mixture. stirring constantly, slowly add egg mixture to the rest of the hot sauce.
• 5 finish sauce with sherry, adjust seasonings and garnish with paprika.