Cheese Sauce (for pasta)

The Gourmet's Guide to Italian Cooking, 1973

20 minutes — 4 Servings

Ingredients

2	ounce	butter
3	tablespoon	flour
2	cup	milk and pasta water (mixed in equal portions)
4	ounce	parmesan cheese (grated)
		salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes without browning. Gradually blend in the pasta water followed by the milk. Cook, stirring, until the sauce comes to the boil and thickens. Simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese then season well to taste with salt and pepper.