Homemade creamy Gouda cheese sauce

Vegetarian Dishes
Brunch Dishes
Young Cheese
4 pers
25 min

You can eat this cheese sauce with everything! Whether you're having nachos, loaded fries, broccoli or cauliflower, this sauce is an all-rounder. Also delicious to use as a cheese dip.

Ingredients

Persons-+

20 gram unsalted butter
20 gram patent flour
400 millilitre of whole milk

80gram Henri Willig Organic Young Gouda Cheese

80gram Henri Willig organic mature Gouda cheese

Pepper and salt
Flavouring such as nutmeg or chilli flakes

Preparation

1
Grate the young and mature cheese ahead of time so you have them ready for your sauce.
2
The basis of a good cheese sauce starts with the roux, as it ensures that you get a nice bound sauce. Melt 20 grams of butter in a saucepan over low heat until melted. Then add the 20 grams of flour to the melted butter and stir well together.
3
After this, pour a little milk into the roux step by step, stirring meanwhile until you have a smooth sauce.
4
Remove the pan from the heat source and add the grated cheese in small steps. Keep adding a little bit at a time until the cheese is completely melted and it has become a nice cheesy sauce.
5
Season the sauce with a pinch of salt, pepper and, for example, nutmeg if you serve it with the vegetables. Here, we added chilli flakes and served it with a tortilla cake with nachos.

How do I prevent my cheese sauce from clumping or shifting?

Cheese melts best at low temperature. So heat your sauce gently and add the grated cheese little by little. Stir constantly and avoid boiling, as this can cause the sauce to separate or clump. Preferably use a cheese that melts well, such as young Gouda cheese. A dash of milk or cream can help keep the sauce nice and smooth.

Serving and variation tips

Add extra spice by adding mustard, garlic or onion powder.
Make the cheese sauce fresh by adding a touch of lemon juice or fresh herbs such as chives.
Use as a pasta sauce, cheese sauce is perfect for mac & cheese, for example.

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