Tony Chachere'S Basic Cream Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces margarine
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 pint half-and-half cream

Preparation

1. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, stir well and add cream (slowly) while stirring. Continue stirring until you get a thick sauce.
2. To this sauce you can add mushrooms, shrimp, crab meat, grated cheese, white wine, lemon juice, egg yolks or any combination of these.