Drawn Butter Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/2 ounce plain flour
• 5 fluid ounces milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt, if necessary

Recipe

• 1 let the butter soften to room temperature.
• 2 cut it into 8 pieces and roll them in the flour so that it is all absorbed.
• 3 put the pieces into a saucepan and place it over a very low heat, stirring and beating with a wire whisk until you have a pale, creamy mixture.
• 4 gradually add the milk, whisking after each addition; do not worry if it looks strangely rubbery at this point, it will turn back into a creamy sauce as you add more milk.
• 5 when all the milk has been incorporated, add the lemon juice and cook the sauce very gently for 5 minutes, whisking constantly.
• 6 serve very hot.