Mustard Sauce

Name: Mustard Sauce
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 25 g Unsalted butter; 25 g Plain flour; 300 ml Whole milk; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tsp English mustard; 0.25 tsp Salt; 1 pinch Ground black pepper

14 min · 5 min 5s active · makes ~370 ml · Medium

A smooth white sauce sharpened with wholegrain and English mustard, for ham, sausages or grilled fish. Serves 4.

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Mustard Sauce

A smooth white sauce sharpened with wholegrain and English mustard, for ham, sausages or grilled fish. Serves 4.

See more →

TOTAL TIME

14 min

ACTIVE TIME

5 min 5s

QUANTITY

~370 ml

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This may be a little light — some at the table might still be peckish.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/7

Tools0/4

Ingredients

0/7 gathered · 4 servings

25g

300ml

1tbsp

1tsp

0.25tsp

1pinch

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	25g	—	—
2	25g	—	—
3	300ml	—	—
4	1tbsp	—	—
5	1tsp	—	—
6	0.25tsp	—	—
7	1pinch	—	—

Tools

4 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

11 steps

1 of 11

Put the butter in the medium saucepan.

Unsalted butter · 25 g

⏱ 5s

ResultUnsalted butter

2 of 11

Melt it over a medium-low heat.

⏱ 1 min

ResultMelted butter

3 of 11

Add the flour.

Plain flour · 25 g

⏱ 5s

ResultUncooked roux

4 of 11

Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.

⏱ 2 min

ResultPale roux

5 of 11

Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.

Whole milk · 300 ml

⏱ 1 min

ResultRoux and milk

6 of 11

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

⏱ 5 min

ResultWhite sauce

7 of 11

Take the pan off the heat and add the wholegrain mustard.

Wholegrain mustard · 1 tbsp

⏱ 5s

ResultWhite sauce with wholegrain mustard

8 of 11

Add the English mustard and whisk until smooth.

English mustard · 1 tsp

⏱ 20s

ResultMustard sauce base

9 of 11

Add the salt.

Salt · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSalted mustard sauce

10 of 11

Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.

Ground black pepper · 1 pinch

⏱ 10s

ResultSeasoned mustard sauce

11 of 11

Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot with ham, sausages or grilled fish.

Seasoned mustard sauce · step 10

⏱ 15s

ResultMustard Sauce

Total Time14 min

#	Product	Action
1	25 g	Put the butter in the medium saucepan.⏱ 5sResultUnsalted butter
2	—	Melt it over a medium-low heat.⏱ 1 minResultMelted butter
3	25 g	Add the flour.⏱ 5sResultUncooked roux
4	—	Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.⏱ 2 minResultPale roux
5	300 ml	Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.⏱ 1 minResultRoux and milk
6	—	Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.⏱ 5 minResultWhite sauce
7	1 tbsp	Take the pan off the heat and add the wholegrain mustard.⏱ 5sResultWhite sauce with wholegrain mustard
8	1 tsp	Add the English mustard and whisk until smooth.⏱ 20sResultMustard sauce base
9	0.25 tsp	Add the salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted mustard sauce
10	1 pinch	Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.⏱ 10sResultSeasoned mustard sauce
11	Seasoned mustard saucestep 10	Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot with ham, sausages or grilled fish.⏱ 15sResultMustard Sauce
Total Time		14 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	118kcal
	3g
	8g
	5g
	9g
	4g
	0.3g
	240mg

Ingredients0/7

Tools0/4

Recipe

Mustard Sauce

A smooth white sauce sharpened with wholegrain and English mustard, for ham, sausages or grilled fish. Serves 4.

What you’ll doYou will cook butter and flour into a pale roux, whisk in the milk and simmer until it thickens, then whisk in wholegrain and English mustard and season.

Serves4

Total14 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Unsalted butter25 g
Plain flour25 g
Whole milk300 ml
Wholegrain mustard1 tbsp
English mustard1 tsp
Salt0.25 tsp
Ground black pepper1 pinch

Tools

Sauce jugWhiskWooden spoonMedium saucepan

Method

Put the butter in the medium saucepan.

5sMedium saucepanUnsalted butter · 25 g

Melt it over a medium-low heat.

1 minMedium saucepan

Add the flour.

5sMedium saucepanPlain flour · 25 g

Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.

2 minMedium saucepan, Wooden spoon

Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.

1 minMedium saucepan, WhiskWhole milk · 300 ml

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

5 minMedium saucepan, Whisk

Take the pan off the heat and add the wholegrain mustard.

5sMedium saucepanWholegrain mustard · 1 tbsp

Add the English mustard and whisk until smooth.

20sMedium saucepan, WhiskEnglish mustard · 1 tsp

Add the salt.

5sMedium saucepanSalt · 0.25 tsp

Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.

10sMedium saucepan, WhiskGround black pepper · 1 pinch

Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot with ham, sausages or grilled fish.

Result · Mustard Sauce

15sSauce jugSeasoned mustard sauce · step 10

Printed 18 October 2026