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Cheese Sauce
Cheese Sauce. Made with cheese, butter and flour. Get ingredient amounts and step-by-step instructions.
15 mins3 servings
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Ingredients at original yield
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups cheese - shredded
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
How to make Cheese Sauce
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- 01
Melt butter in pot
- 02
Add flour
- 03
Stir and cook for a few min on med heat – don’t burn it
- 04
Whisk in 2 cups milk
- 05
Bring to boil slowly– this now is called a bechamel sauce
- 06
Remove from heat – add lots of shredded cheese – at least 2 cups of it – cheddar, jack, mozzarella etc..
- 07
If you have cream cheese – 3 tbsp is enough but make sure you add another cheese as well
- 08
You can use fancy cheeses too – but that’s better for garnish
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