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BESCIAMELLA DI MARE

WHITE BESCIAMELLA SAUCE FOR FISH DISHES

INGREDIENTS

DIFFICULTY: LOW          PREP. TIME: 10 MIN.          COOKING TIME: 20 MIN.          SERVINGS: 4          COST: LOW
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2+2/3 CUPS (700 ML) WHOLE OR 2% MILK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

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3/4 CUP (100 GR.) ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

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1/2 CUP MINUS 1 TBSPOON UNSALTED BUTTER

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2 LB.(1 KG.) MUSSELS, WASHED AND CLEANED

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5 TBSPOONS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

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SALT TO TASTE

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GARLIC CLOVES CUT IN HALF

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RED PEPPER TO TASTE

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1/2 CUP WHITE WINE

RECIPE

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PLACE  A LARGE SAUCE PAN OVER MEDIUM HEAT AND ADD OLIVE OIL, RED PEPPER AND GARLIC

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BEFORE THE GARLIC BROWNS, ADD THE MUSSELS AND THE WHITE WINE. COOK, COVERED, UNTIL THE MUSSELS ARE ALL OPEN SHAKING THE POT ONCE IN A WHILE

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WHEN THE MUSSELS ARE COOKED, FILTER THE LIQUID THEY FORMED THROUGH A FINE COLANDER.
​(YOU WILL NEED 1+1/3 CUPS OF THIS LIQUID)
SET THE MUSSELS A SIDE AND USE THEM FOR ANOTHER PREPARATION, FOR EXAMPLE: CROSTINI ALLE COZZE OR LASAGNE DI MARE

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ADD THE LIQUID FROM THE MUSSELS TO THE MILK, SET A SIDE

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IN A 2-QUART SAUCEPAN MELT THE BUTTER OVER LOW HEAT

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ADD FLOUR A LITTLE AT A TIME STIRRING CONSTANTLY WITH A WOODEN SPATULA

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THE BUTTER AND FLOUR MIXURE WILL HARDEN

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ADD MILK IN A THIN STEADY STREAM A LITTLE AT A TIME STIRRING CONSTANTLY

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MAKE SURE NO LUMPS FORM. ONCE THE MILK IS ALL ADDED SALT TO TASTE. KEEP ON STIRRING UNTIL IT THIKENS

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KEEP ON STIRRING UNTIL THE BESCIAMELLA IS THE DESIRED CONSISTENCY.

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