how to make a cheese sauce without the texture being gritty

Sriracha could be used too, only if you aren’t using jalapeños and subbing pickle brine as the acid. Ketchup could be used, but sparingly as it’s sweet. If you don’t have tomato paste, a mild or medium red salsa is a nice swap. The tomato paste was an addition AFTER the nacho cheese video on YouTube! So it doesn’t NEED a tomato paste but I do like it for a hint of flavor and to help final color. If you don’t want it spicy because you’re feeding it to kids, I recommend swapping the jalapeño brine for pickle brine and then just omitting the pickled jalapeños all together. Pickled jalapeños are the KEY ingredient but you could always use fresh (to your spice liking) and add white vinegar or apple cider vinegar to adjust acidity levels.

But it also works without either of those ingredients. BUT if you don’t have it right now or don’t want to buy it you can leave it out and it doesn’t affect the end result! Some people have been swapping it for cornstarch which is fine too. Keep reading!Īrrowroot flour was part of the original recipe to help thicken, hold and help a little with reheating the cheese. This recipe can easily be modified if you don’t have some of the ingredients.

How to make a cheese sauce without the texture being gritty