Mornay sauce

Mornay sauce
	Mornay sauce inside a jar
Alternative names	Bachemel Sauce
Type	Sauce
Place of origin	France
Serving temperature	Cheese Sauce, Lasagna, Mac and Cheese pasta
Main ingredients	Béchamel sauce, Gruyère
Variations	Mother Sauce
Food energy; (per serving)	1/4 cup has 100-150 Cal kcal
	Cookbook: Sauce Mornay; Media: Mornay sauce;

A Mornay sauce is a béchamel sauce with shredded or grated cheese added.^[1]^[2] Some variations use different combinations of Gruyère, Emmental cheese, white cheddar^[3] or even Parmesan cheese.^[4] A Mornay sauce made with cheddar is commonly used to make macaroni and cheese.

Etymology

The name origin of Mornay sauce is debated. It may be named after Philippe, duc de Mornay (1549–1623), Governor of Saumur and seigneur du Plessis-Marly, writer and diplomat, but a cheese sauce during this time would have to have been based on a velouté sauce because béchamel had not yet been developed.^[5]. According to Other theories, the sauce was named after the Duke of Mornay in the late 1600s. However, the original mornay sauce came into existence before Béchamel sauce, so the original version of the cheese sauce that the Duke was given to eat was certainly a bit different what we eat today^[6].

Sauce Mornay does not appear in Le cuisinier Royal, 10th edition, 1820, perhaps because sauce Mornay is not older than the seminal Parisian restaurant Le Grand Véfour, where sauce Mornay was introduced.^[5]

In the Tout-Paris of Charles X, the Mornay name was represented by two stylish men, the marquis de Mornay and his brother, styled comte Charles. They figure in Lady Blessington's memoir of a stay in Paris in 1828–29, The Idler in France.^[7] They might also be considered, when an eponym is sought for sauce Mornay.

Ingredients

Mornay sauce is a silky sauce usually made from butter, all-purpose flour, milk, cloves, onion, bay leaf, grated Gruyère cheese and grated Parmesan cheese, kosher salt as needed, and ground pepper

Popular Uses

Mornay Sauce can be served as milky and creamy base for the cheese soup in both liquid and dry form. To make Mornay Sauce for cheese soup, make the milky base first and add a shredded cheese followed by a pasta. Additionally adding vegetables is recommended. To make Mac and cheese with Mornay Sauce, first cook the pasta and then make the sauce separately. Mix the sauce and pasta in a bowl and optionally add breadcrumbs for a deliciously made pasta. Mornay Sauce can be used as a layer to make lasagna. Optionally add meat, spinach, tofu or other veggies. Bake until the lasagna is cooked enough and melt the cheese accoringly. Seafood dishes are cooked separately and so does Mornay Sauce. This sauce can be added to enhance the flavour.

Nutritional Facts

Nutritional Facts
Nutrients	Total Fat in grams	% Daily Value
Total Fat	7.9g	10%
Cholesterol	23.5mg	8%
Carbohydrate	5.4g	2%
Dietary Fiber	0.2g	1%

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Nutritional Facts about Mornay Sauce includes total fat, unsaturated fat, polysaturated fat and trans fat of total 10% and 7.9g in total. The cholesterol is included as 23.5mg that is around 8% overall. The carbohydrate is 5.4g that is 2% and Dietary Fibre is 0.2grams that is 1 in daily value.

References

^ La Technique. New York: The French Culinary Institute. 1995. p. 44.
^ Hasterosk, edição de Aude Mantoux ; colaboração de Laurence Alvado e Rupert (2007). Le grande Larousse gastronomique ([Éd. 2007]. ed.). Paris: Larousse. p. 783. ISBN 978-2-03-582360-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ McGee, Harold (2004). On Food and Cooking; The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. New York, NY, USA: Scribner. pp. 65–66 and 587. ISBN 0-684-80001-2.
^ Gringoire, Théophile Auteur du texte; Saulnier, Louis Auteur du texte (1923). Le répertoire de la cuisine (3e édition) / Th. Gringoire et L. Saulnier.
^ ^a ^b "Cuisine Bourgeoise". History of Gastronomy. Nicks Wine Merchants. Archived from the original on April 2, 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Mornay Sauce | Traditional Sauce from France | TasteAtlas". Tasteatlas.
^ Blessington, Countess of (1841). The Idler in France. London, England, UK: Henry Colburn.
^ "Nutrition Facts".

External links

Sauce Mornay at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject

[1] La Technique. New York: The French Culinary Institute. 1995. p. 44.

[2] Hasterosk, edição de Aude Mantoux ; colaboração de Laurence Alvado e Rupert (2007). Le grande Larousse gastronomique ([Éd. 2007]. ed.). Paris: Larousse. p. 783. ISBN 978-2-03-582360-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[McGee-3] McGee, Harold (2004). On Food and Cooking; The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. New York, NY, USA: Scribner. pp. 65–66 and 587. ISBN 0-684-80001-2.

[4] Gringoire, Théophile Auteur du texte; Saulnier, Louis Auteur du texte (1923). Le répertoire de la cuisine (3e édition) / Th. Gringoire et L. Saulnier.

[Nicks-5] "Cuisine Bourgeoise". History of Gastronomy. Nicks Wine Merchants. Archived from the original on April 2, 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] "Mornay Sauce | Traditional Sauce from France | TasteAtlas". Tasteatlas.

[Blessington-7] Blessington, Countess of (1841). The Idler in France. London, England, UK: Henry Colburn.

[8] "Nutrition Facts".

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