To make a thicker sauce, make a little more cornflour paste in a small bowl and stir in to the pan. Step five – The cheese sauce is ready when it is thick and glossy, and coats the back of a spoon. The cheese sauce will thicken on the sides and the bottom of the pan first, so when stirring take care to scrape the thick sauce off the sides and bottom of the pan, mixing it it. Carry on cooking, stirring all the time, and the mixture will thicken. Step four – Add the cornstarch mixture, and the mustard, garlic powder and turmeric. Step three – Add the remainder of the milk and grated cheese to a saucepan. Step two – Put the cornflour into a small bowl, add a splash of the milk and mix until you have a smooth paste. They go through the dishwasher time after time and are seemingly indestructible. These are a bargain, costing just a couple of pounds. Alternatively, cook your chips in an Acrifry or airfryer if you prefer.įor perfect crispy chips we always use a mesh oven tray. Step one – Put the chips in the oven following the packet instructions. Gather the ingredients as described above. Turmeric – Adds an attractive golden colour to the sauce.Garlic Powder – Adds a layer of extra flavour, without being over powering.Think of it as making your cheese go further. Dijon Mustard – A mild mustard has wonderful affinity with cheese, enhancing the flavour without making it taste of mustard.Optional (but they make your cheesy chips far better!) Milk – Your choice of whole, skimmed or somewhere in between.Once you start using cornflour to thicken sauces, you will never make a roux again. Cornflour/Cornstarch – The secret to a silky smooth no-roux takeaway-style sauce.This is going in a sauce to be served on chips, so save the expensive artisan cheddar for your cheeseboard! If you prefer use a mild cheddar – your chips so make it how you like! Cheddar Cheese – I like a good strong supermarket block of cheddar.Spend a few more pennies on a branded, or supermarket mid range, as the cheapest ones tend to have more broken and tiny broken chips. All the work is done for you and they come out perfectly every time. Oven Chips – You can make your own, but I love the ease and speed of frozen oven chips.I use the same easy no roux method of making a cheese sauce in my hot cheese dip, and easy macaroni cheese recipes. The process cannot be rushed, and it is so easy to get a lumpy sauce that tastes of flour. With a roux, you need to melt butter, add the flour, stir it in, cook the flour and then slowly add the liquid. Unlike a classic roux you can simply add more cornflour mixture to thicken a sauce you have already made. It is especially good for takeout-style dishes as it makes a good thick, glossy sauce. Simply add some liquid to the cornflour, stir to make a paste and add to whatever you want to thicken. This cheesy chips recipe is as cheap as chips to make!Ĭornflour is my secret weapon for thickening anything.And once I’ve paid for it, I’ll invariably eat the entire lot! Portion control – takeout portions are HUGE with calories to match.Using oven chips means these are better for you than deep fried chips.
A properly made roux is a great way to thicken a sauce, but for a shortcut I LOVE my easy cornflour method. So I make a simple fuss-free cheese sauce, with no roux and no fuss. Microwaving doesn’t work, as you just end up with soggy chips.
The chips need to be coated with melted cheese. There is nothing more disappointing than cheesy chips (or a baked potato) covered in a mound of cold grated cheese.
It is essential, of course, that the cheese is melted. My cheesy chips recipe keeps the calories at bay by using oven chips, which are lighter, crisper and less messy. Of course, they are not so good for you when they are dripping with fat from the fryer. I probably had cheesy chips at least once a week in my university days – hot, salty and just so so good. It’s the perfect comfort food, ideal for a late night snack walking home from the pub. A portion of piping hot chips from the deep fryer, covered with melted cheese and sprinkled with salt, fills me with joy. Cheesy chips are one of life’s little indulgences.
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