Classic cheese sauce

Name: Classic cheese sauce
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 40g butter; 40g plain flour; 500ml whole milk; 150g mature cheddar, grated; 1 tsp English mustard; 0.25 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 0.5 tsp salt

A smooth mature cheddar sauce for cauliflower, leeks, macaroni and fish pie toppings.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.63 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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40 gbutter
40 gplain flour
500 mlwhole milk
150 gmature cheddargrated
1 tspEnglish mustard
¼ tspfreshly grated nutmeg
½ tspsalt

Method

1
Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
2
Take off the heat and gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
3
Return to a low heat and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
8 min
4
Take off the heat and stir in the mustard, nutmeg and salt.
5
Add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring until melted. Do not let it boil once the cheese is in.

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