Brown Sauce
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Brown Sauce (VRP 001)
Try this sauce first on potatoes, but you'll also like its flavor on onions, mushrooms, and cauliflower. We predict this sauce will become a standby.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons instant non-fat dry milk solids
- 1 teaspoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet and add the non-fat milk
- Mix well
- Remove from heat
- Add the vinegar and return to heat
- Cook stirring constantly until the color of chocolate
- Scrap the bottom of the pan often to prevent scorching
- Stir in the flour, salt, and pepper
- Add the milk at once and stir until thickened