Cheese Sauce

Name: Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk; 2 teaspoons sodium citrate powder; 8 ounces of shredded cheese (mild cheddar, pepper jack, colby jack, provolone); 1 teaspoon citric acid; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; optional flavoring: hot sauce (Frank's), pickled jalapeño juice, etc); salt to taste

A simple cheese sauce made with whole milk, sodium citrate, and shredded cheese like cheddar or Colby jack.

VEGETARIANQUICKSTOVETOPDINNERCREAMY SAVORY

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes

Ingredients

Serves/makes 4

1 cup whole milk
2 teaspoons sodium citrate powder
8 ounces of shredded cheese (mild cheddar, pepper jack, colby jack, provolone)
1 teaspoon citric acid
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
optional flavoring: hot sauce (Frank's), pickled jalapeño juice, etc)
salt to taste

Instructions

1.
Heat milk in a sauce pot with citric acid and baking soda. It will foam fairly heavily due to the chemical reaction between the acid and soda, it will settle as it heats up. Heat until about 190-200F
2.
Turn off heat and begin to stir in cheese on small handful at a time, whisking until the cheese has fully melted. Repeat the process until all the cheese is incorporated. If the sauce begins to look clumpy, turn on a low flame under the pan to help incorporate the melted cheese. Salt to taste.

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