How to make cheese sauce

Watch our easy-to-follow video recipe for cheese sauce - it's delicious with pasta or cauliflower.

Cook time: 10 - 20 minutes 

Large saucepan
Wooden spoon
Measuring jug
Sliced onion
Salt and pepper
425ml milk
Parsley stalks
1 bay leaf
10 black peppercorns
40g butter
20g plain flour
20g cheese
Pinch of nutmeg

1. Add cold milk into pan
2. Next add onion, bay leaf, parsley stalks, peppercorns and stir
3. Bring to simmering point and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes
4. Drain the mixture through a sieve and transfer milk back into measuring jug
5. Put pan on low heat and add in butter until it melts then add the flour
6. Stir until it forms a thick paste
7. Keep stirring for roughly 5 minutes so that it doesn't stick to pan
8. Take off heat and stir in small amounts of milk slowly - use a whisk to remove any lumps
9. Transfer pan back to heat and cook for another 5 minutes while the sauce thickens
10. Turn heat down, season with salt and pepper
11. Add the cheese and grate in a pinch of nutmeg
12. Finally add more salt and pepper and continue to stir until it becomes a smooth sauce

 

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