Antojitos y Botanas

Cheese Sauce for Cheese Fries and Nachos

Homemade nacho-style cheese sauce is within your reach. With this easy recipe, you can make your own gooey, creamy, cheesy dip for nachos, fries, and more.

Porciones 4

Dificultad Medio

Ingredientes

8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese , grated on large holes of a box grater
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 evaporated milk , divided
2 teaspoons Franks Red Hot or other hot sauce

Instrucciones

1

Add cheese and cornstarch to large bowl. Toss to combine. Transfer to medium saucepan.
2

Add 1 cup evaporated milk and hot sauce. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with whisk until melted, bubbly, and thickened, about 5 minutes. Mixture will look thin and grainy at first but will thicken and come together after heating. Thin to desired consistency with additional evaporated milk. Serve immediately with fries, tortilla chips, burgers, or hot dogs.
3

This cheese sauce is gooey and tangy. For a spicier version, substitute half the cheddar cheese with pepper Jack and add 2-3 minced pickled jalapeños, or to taste.
4

To reheat the sauce, microwave it on high heat, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds, until it&