How do I thicken my Nacho Cheese?
I have some canned nacho cheese sauce that should be thicker. I like it to have the consistency of nacho cheese that you get from concession stand cheese machines... as bad as that sounds. Any advice? Thanks!
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you could use some flour or cornstarch to thicken it up. probably only need a teaspoon of either, for a small can of sauce.
Either brown a spoonfull of flour in an equal amount of butter until bubbling, like you are about to make a gravy, and then add your cheese sauce...
Or dissolve a spoonful of cornstarch in a little water or broth and stir it into your cold sauce, and then heat it through.
flour will make it thick, but a bit grainy. cornstarch tends to be smoother. Take a bit of cornstarch and mix it with a bit of milk or water till it is thick and blended. Heat the nacho sauce till lightly bubbly, then stir in the liquid corstarch mix in a slow stream till it is thickened to the consistency you want.
You could also use an egg yolk, again, heat the sauce till just simmering, whisk in the egg yolk and do not bring to a hard boil, keep whisking -- it should thicken.
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heat it for a longer period.....