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Recipe: the tastiest cheese sauce for fries (or for anything, really!)
It’s actually a wonder that cheese sauce isn’t eaten with fries much more often in the Netherlands. Our cheese is world-famous, and most Dutch people absolutely love fries; 1+1 = a match made in heaven, right? With this recipe for the tastiest cheese sauce, we’re getting things started!
Homemade cheese sauce with a more complex flavor profile than you might expect; now that’s something you can show up with. This recipe was shared by the famous American Shake Shack-chain, and we know what will be on the home-fries rotation from now on!
How to make the tastiest cheese sauce for cheesy fries
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat and add the onion, jalapeño, peppercorns and salt.
- Sauté the onions for a few minutes until translucent, then add the wine and vinegar.
- Reduce briefly, then pour in the cream.
- Stir and turn off the heat.
- Let this infuse for 30 minutes (off the heat).
- Send someone out to get fries and support your local fry shop in the process.
- Pour the wine-and-cream mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
- Pour the cream back into the pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Gradually add the cheeses as soon as the cream starts to boil, and whisk vigorously until all the cheese has melted and no lumps remain.
- Tadaaa, done!
- Pile a generous portion of fries onto your plate and smother them with cheese sauce.
Tomorrow, have a salad again…
With thanks to Shake Shack
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