Sometimes, those vegetables need a little jazzing up. So while making dinner one night I thought I would make a simple cheese rue. After making it, all I could think of was "been there, done that", so I decided that the simple sauce needed some spicing up. So I did just that - added spices, and gave it just the kick it needed.
This is a little on the "mild" side, so if you prefer spicy, go ahead and add more.
Spicy Cheese Sauce for Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 cup Half & Half cream or whole milk
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp goat cheese (yes I said goat cheese, my favourite of the cheeses)
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- pinch salt
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In a small pan mix the flour and cream until smooth.
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Cook over medium/low heat until warm, add butter until melted.
- Continue cooking until sauce boils and thickens.
- Add all spices.
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Add both cheeses and whisk until fully melted and creamy.
- Pour over any cooked vegetables such as fresh green beans, broccoli, cauliflower.
- Keep warm until ready to serve, however, if left on its own it may form a coating on top. If this happens just use the whisk until creamy again.
- This recipe is enough for at least 4 servings because a little goes a long way. Any left-over that you can't use right away, can be refrigerated and added to mashed potatoes the next day!
In this particular instance, I used fresh green beans as my vegetable. I prefer my green beans a little on the crunchy side. So I usually just pan fry them for about 10 minutes in a little bit of olive oil, with salt & pepper.
Served with Lemon Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice.
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