mornay sauce
Cheese-enriched white sauce
Mornay sauce is a béchamel enriched with cheese, typically Gruyère or Parmesan.
It's a classic French sauce used to top gratins, eggs, vegetables, and seafood—anything that benefits from a creamy, cheesy finish: cauliflower with mornay sauce, eggs mornay.
The dish is typically browned under a broiler.
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- gruyèreNutty Swiss cheese
- creamySmooth and rich
- gratinBaked dish, browned crust
- cauliflowerCompact white vegetable head
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- cheese saucesmornay, nacho cheese, queso, alfredo, beer cheese
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mornay sauceau jus
In its own drippings
vinaigrette · jus · broth · lemon juice · ponzu
mornay saucevinaigrette
Oil-and-sour sauce
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