Delia' shows you how to make béchamel sauce, using a mixture of butter and flour called a roux. A béchamel sauce is one of the French "mother sauces" and is a really good one to learn.
The flavouring in the milk makes the sauce very aromatic and distinguishes this sauce from a plain white sauce, which might have cheese or other flavourings added to it.
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In this recipe, Elliott-Howery and Edwards teach us how to whip up a creamy bechamel sauce to cover a sauteed cauliflower ... saute over medium heat with olive oil for five to seven minutes until soft ...