Cooking question

[jp_bl_68]

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]

Here's how you do it...

Find a woman, ideally my mum.

Job done.

 

[Reaper652]

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

 

[Crowort]

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

 

[fidget]

Yes, vegetable oil should work just fine.

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

 

[jp_bl_68]

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]

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

Good point. It might clash with the cheese too.

 

[jp_bl_68]

Men that want lasagne cook.

 

[Vonhelmet]

Women cook, men barbecue.

Can you barbecue lasagne?

 

[Cybermyk]

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]

Vegetable oil works but butter tastes better.

 

[Tonyator]

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]

Think you need some nutmeg for the white sauce.

 

[Makhaira]

Find a woman, ideally my mum.

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

 

[jp_bl_68]

Think you need some nutmeg for the white sauce.

It had nutmeg.

 

[Greenlizard0]

It had nutmeg.

Yeah, that'll teach me to skim read.

 

[Scottland]

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]

Women cook, men barbecue.

Yet all the worlds best chefs are men?

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.

Vegetable oil works but butter tastes better.

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