Skip to content← Find another dishGruyere Cheese Sauce
20 min6 ingredients12 steps 5.0 (5) a recipe from the september 2006 bon appetit magazine. i spooned this over #19710 grilled cauliflower, oooh, it's so good.
Wines to pair with this dish
Dessert / FortifiedPort / dessert
shares aroma compounds with gruyere cheese, cheese, butter — sweetness suits desserts, spice and blue cheese
RedCabernet Sauvignon
shares aroma compounds with gruyere cheese, cheese, butter — firm tannins stand up to rich, savory dishes
Ingredients
- •butter
- •all-purpose flour
- •whole milk
- •gruyere cheese
- •kosher salt
- •fresh ground white pepper
Nutrition / serving
- Calories
- 117
- Total fat
- 13% DV
- Sugar
- 12% DV
- Sodium
- 3% DV
- Protein
- 9% DV
- Sat. fat
- 26% DV
- Carbs
- 1% DV
Method
- 1Melt butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat
- 2Add flour
3Stir 2 minutes4Gradually whisk in 1 1 / 2 cups milk5Increase heat to high6Bring to boil , then reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is thickened , stirring constantly , about 4 minutes7Remove from heat8Add cheese , stir until melted9Season with salt and pepper10Do ahead: this cheese sauce can be made 2 hours ahead11Let stand at room temperature12Rewarm before using , adding more milk if sauce is too thick