A not too spicy cheese sauce

Santan

Any ideas for a good cheese sauce, just not very spicy, one good for nachos and chicken chimichanga. It's my first time trying one so have very little experience but plenty of time for trial and error, thanks

Tree

Mine is the modernist mac and cheese sauce with some chipotle paste stirred through, no major excitement and the right amount of processed vibe...

3g sodium citrate
100g milk
Some garlic and onion powder
- Heat gently until the citrate is disolved
100 grated cheddar
- Add by the fistful, stirring well after each addition
1/2tsp chipotle or more
- stirred in to taste.


The citrate usually means you don't need to add more salt. You might get away with using calvita or easi singles instead of the citrate andmost of the cheese.

Alun

What's the sodium citrate for?

Tree

Emulsifies the cheese fats so it doesn't split. Tastes more intensely cheesy than using a roux.

Mystery Egg

An easy cheese sauce:

A large fistful of grated cheese. I recommend mild cheddar as stronger cheeses taste too strong in this recipe
Some evaporated milk (not condensed)
A heaped teaspoon of cornflour

1. Place your cheese in a heatproof jug
2. Sprinkle on the cornflour and toss so that every grating of cheese has a light dusting
3. Add evaporated milk so that it just covers the cheese
4. Microwave for one minute
5. Whisk with a fork
6. Return to microwave for another minute / 90 seconds
7. Whisk until fully smooth and thickened

If you want to spice it up, stir in some cayenne.

rubadub

Sodium citrate can be hard to find. I read some saying to use a little vinegar instead.

But I also found out you can actually make it by mixing baking soda and citric acid. I got a big bag of citric acid in an Asian supermarket. Chemists will also have small pots, I wonder if a chemist might even have sodium citrate.