This is how I’ve changed a typical Latvian dish. It was a typical Latvian dish served for breakfast or lunch. A little butter and honey were sprinkled on top. My children like to substitute maple syrup. Since it can be easily reheated for a fast snack, I usually always double the recipe.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cube chicken bouillon, crumbled
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- 1 cup 2% milk
- ground white pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter and margarine in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour and crumbled bouillon; stir until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Continue to cook and stir until thickened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium and whisk in water until smooth. Stir in milk; cook and stir until hot and thickened, 2 to 3 more minutes. Season with white pepper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 153 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 419 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Okay white sauce. Next time I’ll add cheese and more herbs but this works as a good base.
I didn’t think it would make enough, my man likes lotsa sauce with his pasta, so I doubled the recipe, but this would have made plenty on it’s own. I added some garlic and herb flakes – it tastes great!
I thought it was nearly as good and much more healthy than an alfredo sauce. I added broccoli and asparagus and the next time, will add garlic and possibly onion. I did not have chicken bouillon so I omitted it.
We made this, as the menu called for… when we served it, we put some fresh ground black pepper on our servings. Delicious!!…. A great, quick recipe – what a treat!!
Perfect for quick & simple but also good. I added some garlic powder & extra bouillon powder. I’m still surprised the small & big picky eaters liked it, my 3yo loves it! This isn’t something to try to impress guests with but will definitely be a repeat on busy or lazy nights for my family. Thank you for sharing this!
Best I’ve tried so far! Added some basil and garlic truffle parm seasoning and it was awesome!
I did not have margarine at home. Used butter just like another reviewer stated. I also used pasta water for the boiling water. The sauce came out really good. Used it with penne pasta and mixed vegetable.
I added spices and salt I also added a chopped up venison roast, used almond milk and didn’t use the chicken bouillon it turned out great and I will make it again
Delicious! Made penne pasta with shrimp sautéed with garlic and sun-dried tomatoes. Yum! My guests loved it too. The only thing we had to add was a little salt.
Love it! Just added a little garlic and adobo seasoning!
I am giving this recipe 3 stars. Yes it was easy to make however, making it per the recipe given was a little bland. Its definitely good as a start to a white sauce but adding more flavor will give it taste.
After reading the reviews I decided to add some garlic and parmesan cheese and I still found this a tad bland. Not bad, but I like my white sauce a little more flavorful. Next time I will add additional garlic and maybe another bullion cube.
Made this with spaghetti and Italian sweet sausage added some oregano. Used black pepper instead of white my wife loved this sauce.
I followed the recipe except as others noted I used all butter. I also added the garlic and Parmesan cheese since I made Parmesan meatballs and pasta. Excellent flavor!
I added a cup of cheese and some Nandos peri peri sauce to the mix and it came out perfect!
I loved the recipe though did make some of the suggested modifactions in the review I used all butter doubled the recipe and sauteed garlic in the butter ,added salt,parmasean, pepper,and red pepper flakes.I loved it i served it with shrimp and pasta.
This is so yummy. I cooked a half a box of spiral pasta and 1.75lbs of diced chicken and mixed it with this sauce. I did sprinkle in some parmesan . I used skim milk, so I used a little more and less water I also used lots of garlic and onion powder. Yummy.
really good base sauce i added onions, garlic and fresh tyme in with the butter i also added a few Italian seasonings and chicken the family loved this dish
Added .5 cup parmesan cheese for fettuccine alfredo
very easy, and flexible. I added garlic, nutmeg, onion, and ham cubes. Turned out great.
Easy to make!!