Re: [CH] Real Nacho Cheese Sauce?

Veronica (vfreeman@gte.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:34:53 -0800 

Greetings,

Well, I feel a bit dissed by your reference to vinegary brine, cuz I love
the stuff that jalapenos are pickled in!  Remember, true CH are not
judgmental of anther's chile palate.  (Also remember that my ability to
distinguish many tastes was removed along with my brain tumor, so I am
mainly going for texture and some sting!)  I call the "jalp" because my
niece says "halp" when I try to get her to eat them...

Anyway, the recipe does sound cool, and I will try it when I have all the
ingredients in place.
Thank you!

Rich McCormack wrote:

> Veronica wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I want to make a good sauce, not the fast food variety.  I usually just
> > nuke some shredded cheddar with chopped jalps, and it works for me, but
> > it ain't pretty.  I ltried blending jalp juice with the melting cheese,
> > but it still isn't sauce-like, and I am trying to avoid the tedium of
> > making a white sauce starter ala' Martha Stewart.  (I am basically
> > lazy--It's a good thing!)
>
> If by "jalp juice" you mean the vinegary brine used to pickle and
> preserve chiles...not a good idea, it can lead to curdling and/or
> oil separation.  Here's how I make smooth, creamy cheese sauce.
> Melt some cream cheese in a double boiler or in a sauce pan on
> a stovetop flame diffuser.  Continue heating over low heat while
> gradually adding good quality, aged cheddar cheese, a handful at
> time, stiring constantly to avoid burning the cheese at the pan
> bottom.  You can stir in chopped, drained pickled chiles to make
> cheese sauce for nachos but don't add the pickling juice.  If you
> want to add more heat than just jalapenos will supply, stir in some
> ground cayenne or other hot ground chile.  Once the cheese sauce
> is thoroughly blended, it can be refrigerated and successfully
> nuked as needed, allowing you to be as lazy as you want.
>
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