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Cheese Sauce

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My cheese sauce is quick and easy to make and can be used in a variety of recipes, so bookmark this page for a quick reference in the future!

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide with pictures.

cheese sauce in a pan

ingredients

Here's what you need :-)

serves 2 - 4

  • 50g butter
  • 50g flour
  • Pinch of Salt & black pepper
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp English mustard powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 OXO vegetable stock cube
  • 150g extra mature (No. 6 strength) cheddar cheese
  • 1 pint of whole or semi-skimmed milk

method

This cheese sauce can be used for loads of dishes, just add extra milk to make it thinner

  1. Melt the butter in a small - med pan
  2. Add all the flour
  3. Add the onion powder with the English & Dijon mustard
  4. Stir with a whisk or spoon to make a roux
make the roux
roux in pan
  1. Add a little milk at a time while whisking

Don't worry about the lumps, keep stirring and whisking as you add the milk, and they will melt into the sauce

  1. Stir continuously to form a thick white sauce
white sauce
white sauce in pan
  1. When thickened, it should coat the back of a spoon
  2. Turn the heat off
  3. Add the cheese
grated cheese
grated cheese
  1. Stir until the cheese has melted
cheese sauce
cheese sauce in pan