Cheese Sauce

Name: Cheese Sauce
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 100 g Mature cheddar; 30 g Unsalted butter; 30 g Plain flour; 500 ml Whole milk; 1 tsp English mustard; 1 pinch Ground nutmeg; 1 pinch Salt; 1 pinch Ground black pepper

15 min · 7 min 5s active · makes ~665 ml · Medium

A smooth, savoury cheddar sauce thickened with a butter-and-flour roux and seasoned with mustard and nutmeg, for cauliflower, pasta or ham. Serves 4.

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Cheese Sauce

A smooth, savoury cheddar sauce thickened with a butter-and-flour roux and seasoned with mustard and nutmeg, for cauliflower, pasta or ham. Serves 4.

See more →

TOTAL TIME

15 min

ACTIVE TIME

7 min 5s

QUANTITY

~665 ml

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/8

Tools0/8

Ingredients

0/8 gathered · 4 servings

100g

30g

500ml

1tsp

1pinch

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	100g	—	—
2	30g	—	—
3	30g	—	—
4	500ml	—	—
5	1tsp	—	—
6	1pinch	—	—
7	1pinch	—	—
8	1pinch	—	—

Tools

8 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

14 steps

1 of 14

Lay the cheddar on the chopping board.

Mature cheddar · 100 g

⏱ 5s

ResultMature cheddar

2 of 14

Grate it on the coarse side of the box grater into the small bowl.

Mature cheddar · step 1

⏱ 1 min

ResultGrated mature cheddarused in step 9

3 of 14

Put the butter in the medium saucepan.

Unsalted butter · 30 g

⏱ 5s

ResultUnsalted butter

4 of 14

Melt it over a medium-low heat.

⏱ 1 min

ResultMelted butter

5 of 14

Add the flour.

Plain flour · 30 g

⏱ 5s

ResultUncooked roux

6 of 14

Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.

⏱ 2 min

ResultPale roux

7 of 14

Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.

Whole milk · 500 ml

⏱ 1 min

ResultRoux and milk

8 of 14

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

⏱ 5 min

ResultWhite sauce

9 of 14

Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the grated cheddar until it melts and the sauce is smooth.

Grated mature cheddar · step 2

⏱ 1 min

ResultCheese sauce base

10 of 14

Add the mustard.

English mustard · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultCheese sauce with mustard

11 of 14

Add a pinch of nutmeg.

Ground nutmeg · 1 pinch

⏱ 5s

ResultCheese sauce with nutmeg

12 of 14

Add a pinch of salt.

Salt · 1 pinch

⏱ 5s

ResultSalted cheese sauce

13 of 14

Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.

Ground black pepper · 1 pinch

⏱ 20s

ResultSeasoned cheese sauce

14 of 14

Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot, over cauliflower, pasta or ham.

Seasoned cheese sauce · step 13

⏱ 15s

ResultCheese Sauce

Total Time15 min

#	Product	Action
1	100 g	Lay the cheddar on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultMature cheddar
2	Mature cheddarstep 1	Grate it on the coarse side of the box grater into the small bowl.⏱ 1 minResultGrated mature cheddarused in step 9
3	30 g	Put the butter in the medium saucepan.⏱ 5sResultUnsalted butter
4	—	Melt it over a medium-low heat.⏱ 1 minResultMelted butter
5	30 g	Add the flour.⏱ 5sResultUncooked roux
6	—	Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.⏱ 2 minResultPale roux
7	500 ml	Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.⏱ 1 minResultRoux and milk
8	—	Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.⏱ 5 minResultWhite sauce
9	Grated mature cheddarstep 2	Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the grated cheddar until it melts and the sauce is smooth.⏱ 1 minResultCheese sauce base
10	1 tsp	Add the mustard.⏱ 5sResultCheese sauce with mustard
11	1 pinch	Add a pinch of nutmeg.⏱ 5sResultCheese sauce with nutmeg
12	1 pinch	Add a pinch of salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted cheese sauce
13	1 pinch	Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.⏱ 20sResultSeasoned cheese sauce
14	Seasoned cheese saucestep 13	Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot, over cauliflower, pasta or ham.⏱ 15sResultCheese Sauce
Total Time		15 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	262kcal
	11g
	19g
	12g
	13g
	6g
	0.3g
	270mg

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Recipe

Cheese Sauce

A smooth, savoury cheddar sauce thickened with a butter-and-flour roux and seasoned with mustard and nutmeg, for cauliflower, pasta or ham. Serves 4.

What you’ll doYou will grate the cheddar, cook butter and flour into a pale roux, then whisk in the milk and simmer until it thickens. Off the heat you will melt in the cheese and season with mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Serves4

Total15 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Mature cheddar100 g
Unsalted butter30 g
Plain flour30 g
Whole milk500 ml
English mustard1 tsp
Ground nutmeg1 pinch
Salt1 pinch
Ground black pepper1 pinch

Tools

Small bowlSauce jugWhiskWooden spoonBox graterGraterMedium saucepanChopping board

Method

Lay the cheddar on the chopping board.

5sChopping boardMature cheddar · 100 g

Grate it on the coarse side of the box grater into the small bowl.

Result · Grated mature cheddar · used in step 9

1 minSmall bowl, GraterMature cheddar · step 1

Put the butter in the medium saucepan.

5sMedium saucepanUnsalted butter · 30 g

Melt it over a medium-low heat.

1 minMedium saucepan

Add the flour.

5sMedium saucepanPlain flour · 30 g

Stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the paste smells like biscuits but has not coloured.

2 minMedium saucepan, Wooden spoon

Pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly so no lumps form.

1 minMedium saucepan, WhiskWhole milk · 500 ml

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

5 minMedium saucepan, Whisk

Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the grated cheddar until it melts and the sauce is smooth.

1 minMedium saucepan, WhiskGrated mature cheddar · step 2

Add the mustard.

5sMedium saucepanEnglish mustard · 1 tsp

Add a pinch of nutmeg.

5sMedium saucepanGround nutmeg · 1 pinch

Add a pinch of salt.

5sMedium saucepanSalt · 1 pinch

Add a pinch of pepper and whisk once more.

20sMedium saucepan, WhiskGround black pepper · 1 pinch

Pour into the sauce jug and serve hot, over cauliflower, pasta or ham.

Result · Cheese Sauce

15sSauce jugSeasoned cheese sauce · step 13

Printed 17 October 2026