Parsley sauce

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Parsley sauce is a cream sauce seasoned with parsley.

It is essentially a simple béchamel sauce containing chopped parsley. A variant called "liquor" is often served with pie and mash as a traditional British food, particularly in London. [1] [2]

Parsley sauce is easy to make. Most recipes call for 5-7 ingredients and involve 3 steps.

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References

  1. BBC Food: Traditional pie 'n' mash with parsley liquor
  2. "greatbritishkitchen.co.uk: Recipe for Parsley Liquor". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-01-08.