Mornay Sauce

Directions

  1. In a sauté pan over medium heat add oil and flour. Whisk together and while whisking cook for 3-4 minutes to cook out the flour taste and to make a roux. Remove from heat and reserve.
  2. Gently secure the whole bay leaf to the flat side of the onion with the whole cloves to make the onion piquet.
  3. Pour heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat and add onion piquet. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove the onion piquet from the cream and discard.
  5. Bring the cream up to a simmer again and whisk in small amounts of the roux until it lightly coats the back of a spoon. It may not take all of the roux to do this.
  6. Whisk in gruyere and parmesan cheese to saucepan. Remove from heat and whisk in butter then hold warm for service.

Ingredients

  • 1 qt. Nature's Best Dairy® Cream, Heavy
  • 1/2 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), Yellow, peeled
  • 3 to 4 ea. cloves, whole
  • 1 ea. Roma® Bay Leaves
  • 4 oz. cheese, Gruyère , grated
  • 1 oz. Roma® Cheese, Parmesan, grated
  • 2 oz. Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
  • 4 oz. Brilliance Butter Flavored Oil
  • 4 oz. Roma® All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 tsp. West Creek® sea salt kosher
  • 1/8 tsp. white pepper, ground