Easy Onion Sauce

Ingredients

• 200 g onions (2 medium) (1)
• 30 g butter (2)
• 1 tbsp plain flour (all purpose flour)
• 200 ml milk (3)
• 60 ml double cream / heavy cream (4)
• white pepper and salt (5)

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare the onions Peel and dice the onions into about 1cm / 1/3?pieces.

2. 2

   Sauté the onions Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the onions and stir. Put the lid on, turn the heat right down and let the onions slowly cook for about 15 minutes, checking and stirring from time to time.You want the onions to cook, soften and sweeten, but not have too much colour on them. If they start to darken beyond a pale gold the heat is too high. I use a heat diffuser on my gas cooker to further reduce the heat and get rid of any hot spots. Using a heavy saucepan will also help the onions to cook without browning.

3. 3

   Make the roux Once the onions are cooked add the flour, stir it in, and cook for a few minutes.The flour needs to be properly cooked, or the final sauce will taste floury.

4. 4

   Make the sauce Slowly stir in the milk, a little at a time, mixing to a smooth paste each time, before adding more. Going slowly at this stage will stop your sauce forming lumps. which are impossible to get out.Stir in the rest of the milk, and the cream. Add more liquid if needed for a runnier sauce.

5. 5

   Season to taste