Cooking question

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:30

After reading this I've gotten a craving for lasagne. Usually to make the white sauce I'll make a roux from butter and flour, then add milk, then cheese. Can you substitute butter for veg/sunflower/olive oil? If so, will it taste as good?

Vonhelmet · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:30

Here's how you do it...

Find a woman, ideally my mum.

Job done.

Reaper652 · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:31

Never heard of it being done, but it should work (in my mind anyway). Theres only one way to find out!

Crowort · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:34

My gut says no, but never having tried it well who knows?

fidget · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:34

Yes, vegetable oil should work just fine.

I wouldnt use olive oil though as it will probably burn.

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:35

Reaper652 said:
Theres only one way to find out!

But lasagne can be such a pain to make that I don't really want to risk ruining it.

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:36

fidget said:
I wouldnt use olive oil though as it will probably burn.

Good point. It might clash with the cheese too.

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:40

Men that want lasagne cook.

Vonhelmet · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:40

Milkybk said:
Women cook, men barbecue.

Can you barbecue lasagne?

Cybermyk · 16 Aug 2010 at 00:53

You could probably just use milk and plain flour to make it. If you're adding cheese then it wouldn't need butter anyway.

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 18:34

Vegetable oil works but butter tastes better.

Tonyator · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:09

vonhelmet said:
Here's how you do it...

Find a woman, ideally my mum.

Job done.

She's busy tonight, with me

And yes it works fine.

Greenlizard0 · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:11

Think you need some nutmeg for the white sauce.

Makhaira · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:12

vonhelmet said:
Find a woman, ideally my mum.

There's an offer you don't get every day!

jp_bl_68 · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:13

Greenlizard0 said:
Think you need some nutmeg for the white sauce.

It had nutmeg.

Greenlizard0 · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:16

jp_bl_68 said:
It had nutmeg.

Yeah, that'll teach me to skim read.

Scottland · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:19

I make the white sauce by heating the milk before hand with a clove studded onion and some nutmeg, then remove and just use the milk. If you don't want to use butter, just use a low fat spread. Would probably taste better than veg oil.

Burnsy2023 · 16 Aug 2010 at 19:54

Milkybk said:
Women cook, men barbecue.

Yet all the worlds best chefs are men?

fidget said:
Yes, vegetable oil should work just fine.

I wouldnt use olive oil though as it will probably burn.

If it's burning you've got too high a temperature. You don't need it to be that hot to make a roux.

jp_bl_68 said:
Vegetable oil works but butter tastes better.

Butter makes a huge difference to the taste. Don't compromise.