Thick Cheese Sauce
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Thick Cheese Sauce

Guide by Tobias Kanzler

Thick Cheese Sauce: Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute. Add the milk gradually and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the cheese in batches and season with mustard…

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15 minutesTime
about 450 mlYields
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Thick Cheese Sauce: Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute. Add the milk gradually and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the cheese in batches and season with mustard…

Ingredients

  • butter30 g
  • flour25 g
  • milk300 ml
  • freshly grated cheddar or young gouda200 g
  • mustard1 tsp
  • paprika1/2 tsp
  • salt

Method

  1. Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute.
  2. Add the milk gradually and simmer gently for 3 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat, stir in the cheese in batches and season with mustard and paprika.
  4. Don't let it boil again after adding the cheese.

Substitutions

Replace cheddar 1:1 with gouda or a mix of gouda and alpine cheese. Cornstarch instead of flour: whisk 18 g with cold milk; the butter can then be skipped.

Common Mistakes

If the sauce turns grainy, take it off the heat and stir in 1-2 tbsp cold milk.

Storage

3 days refrigerated; reheat slowly with a splash of milk.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Replace cheddar 1:1 with gouda or a mix of gouda and alpine cheese. Cornstarch instead of flour: whisk 18 g with cold milk; the butter can then be skipped.
3 days refrigerated; reheat slowly with a splash of milk.
If the sauce turns grainy, take it off the heat and stir in 1-2 tbsp cold milk.

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