Cheese Sauce for Vegetables

Name: Cheese Sauce for Vegetables
Yield: About 1 cup.
Ingredients: ¾ cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste; 1 cup milk (or use ¾ cup milk and ¼ cup heavy cream); ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg or to taste; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon flour; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation info

About
1 cup
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

About

This is a very simple and very good recipe for a thin cheese sauce to be served over vegetables.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup

Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the butter in a 3- or 4-cup saucepan and when butter is melted add the flour. Stir with a wire whisk and when blended add the liquid, stirring vigorously and constantly. Add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cayenne.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5