ITALIAN ESSENTIALS: YUMMY PIZZA WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. Add a bit of salt to the baked garlic, and then smash it smooth with the flat end of your kitchen knife. You want it like a paste.
• 4. Chef's Note: If you have never baked garlic, you will love its wonderful mellow flavor. Here is a recipe on how to bake garlic: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/seasoning-mix/cooking-essentials-baked-garlic.html?r=4
• 5. Add the butter to a saucepan over medium heat.
• 6. When the butter melts, add the onion, and sauté in the butter for 1 minute.
• 7. Add the flour, baked garlic, black and white pepper, parsley and oregano to the saucepan, and whisk until completely combined, and beginning to bubble, about 2 - 3 minutes.
• 8. Add the milk and whisk to combine.
• 9. When the mixture begins to simmer, add the cheeses, and stir until the mixture begins to thicken, about 4 - 6 minutes.
• 10. Chef's Note: At this point remove from the heat, and add the truffle oil, if using.
• 11. Chef's Tip: If the mixture become too thick, add a bit of milk, a tablespoon at a time, until you have the right consistency. It should be thick enough to easily coat the back of a spoon, and leave a trail when you run your finger across it.
• 12. PLATE/PRESENT
• 13. Use it on your next pizza.
• 14. Use it over a plate of pasta. Enjoy
• 15. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.