Community Pick
Half-And-Half Cheddar Sauce
photo by Bay Laurel
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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3 1/2 cups (approx)
ingredients
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups finely grated cheddar cheese (preferably old cheddar for a stronger taste)
directions
- Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
- Add in flour and whisk for 1 minute.
- Slowly add in the half and half cream and whisk until the sauce is thick.
- Add in the yolks and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
- Add in the cheese, and stir over low heat until melted.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and season with salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
- Pour the sauce into a bowl.
- Cover the top of the sauce with buttered wax paper.
- Heat again before serving or refrigerate.
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Reviews
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I made this for our dinner last night to serve with steamed broccoli. It was fantastic! It is almost identical to the way I normally make cheese sauce, but I never thought to put egg yolks into it. I think that is what made it so velvety. I shall do that from now on when I make cheese sauce. Thank you for posting your recipe. (Made for "Name That Ingredient" tag).
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I was going to make my regular cheese sauce, but decided to look here and see if there was anything different I could try. Lo and behold, Kittencal's name popped up and I looked no further. This sauce is so creamy and delicious! I would put less nutmeg in it next time, but that is only a personal preference. Thanks so much!
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