Again, stranded in the apartment because of the hurricane, Dave and I were looking to try a new recipe. I was craving cheese fries, so we looked to see if we could find a cheese sauce to make with ingredients we had on hand. We came across the recipe below. Score!
Ingredients:
2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tbs cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheese (we used half colby jack, half pepper jack)
1 tsp prepared mustard (we used dijon)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
2. Meanwhile, measure out the milk, and pour a bit into a small bowl with the cornstarch. Mix until smooth, and combine with the rest of the milk.
3. Once butter is melted, slowly pour in the milk/cornstarch mixture.
4. Stir continuously until the sauce has thickened.
5. Remove from heat, and immediately stir in cheese and mustard. Continue stirring until the dip is smooth.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste
7. Serve warm.
We had this with sweet potato fries, and it was awesome! (the ones in the above photo are the frozen variety, but would have been even better with these)
The sauce is slightly gritty (not bad, though) if you eat it alone, but on the fries you couldn't tell and the sauce felt perfectly smooth.
When we make it again, we'll probably mix cheddar with the pepper jack for a stronger flavor.
Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.
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