Simple cheese sauce

Name: Simple cheese sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 50 g unsalted butter; 50 g plain flour; 568 ml whole milk, cold; 160 g mature Cheddar or Gruyère, grated; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard

Making about 650ml, try this sauce poured over broccoli or cauliflower that has been sautéed with pancetta and grilled until golden.

Makes1
CourseAccompaniment
Prepare5 mins
Cook10 mins
Total time15 mins

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Ingredients

50g unsalted butter
50g plain flour
568ml whole milk, cold
160g mature Cheddar or Gruyère, grated
1 tbsp Dijon mustard

Method

Put the butter into a saucepan and melt until foaming. Stir in the flour and continue to cook and stir over a medium heat for 2 minutes until the mix (roux) feels sandy and smells toasted.
On a medium heat, gradually whisk the cold milk into the roux, in three stages, whisking to remove all lumps between each addition. Once smooth, continue to heat until it comes to the boil, then reduce the heat slightly, and continue to cook, stirring, for 1 minute. The sauce should thickly coat the back of a wooden spoon.
Take the pan off the heat and let the sauce cool slightly. Add the cheese and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the mustard and season to taste.