Cheese sauce
- Miriam Nice
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Serves 6
Easy
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 8 mins - 10 mins
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This classic, storecupboard white sauce is loaded with strong cheddar cheese – our easy recipe is ready in 15 minutes. Use to make macaroni or cauliflower cheese
Egg-free
Low sugar
Nut-free
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
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500ml milk
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4 tbsp plain flour
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50g butter
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100g grated strong cheddar
(or 50g grated cheddar, 50g crumbled blue cheese)
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Nutrition: per serving
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kcal219
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fat14g
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saturates9g
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carbs14g
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sugars4g
low
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fibre1g
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protein8g
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salt0.54g
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Method
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step 1
Pour 500ml milk into a large saucepan and add 4 tbsp plain flour and 50g butter.
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step 2
Turn on the heat to medium and start to whisk the mixture. Keep whisking fast as the butter melts and the mixture comes to the boil – the flour will disappear and the sauce will begin to thicken.
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step 3
Whisk for another 2 mins while the sauce bubbles then stir in 100g grated strong cheddar cheese (or 50g grated cheddar, 50g crumbled blue cheese) until melted.
Miriam's tips for making cheese sauce:
- Add a little mustard and nutmeg for a sharper, more rounded flavour – start with 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard and a small pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, then taste before adding salt
- We have suggested using a blend of cheddar and blue cheese for a tangier flavour – alternatively you could substitute gruyère for some or all of the cheddar to get a nuttier flavour. It also melts well in cheese sauce
- For a smoother sauce, take the pan off the heat before adding the cheese and stir it in gradually. Avoid boiling the finished sauce, which can make it stringy or grainy.
Miriam Nice
Miriam is a food writer, recipe developer and author of Cooking Without a Kitchen and co-author of The Art of Drinking Sober. During seven years at Good Food, she presented the brand's podcast, wrote a drinks column and developed more than 400 recipes. She's written for publications including Great British Chefs, runs her own food blog and has extensive experience in catering. See Miriam's recipes
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