Three Ingredient Cheese Sauce - So Easy, So Keto, So Customizable
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- In this video, I show just how easy it is to make a velvety cheese sauce that won't separate. This three ingredient recipe is infinitely customizable just by changing the cheese or liquid that you use. You can also add in any number of seasonings to jazz it up.
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According to Modernist Cuisine, the "perfect" ratio of sodium citrate is 2.8% of the weight of your cheese and liquid. I used about half of that, and my sauce still held together quite well. If your sauce isn't fully emulsifying, you can absolutely add more sodium citrate, though I would first dissolve it in a bit more of whatever liquid you are using.
Where do you get it? I’ve always preferred a cheddar sauce but you know how difficult that is to make.
Do you think I can add some liquid after the fact if I want to make it a more “runny”
@@maryduff8831 I link to it in the description
@@yosoyhim I haven't tried it, but I don't know why that wouldn't work.
My cheese is becoming viscous... Ive used cheddar and it’s just becoming a big glob of cheese with all the liquid on top
omg you have just improved my 14 yo daughter's quality of life! she was recently diagnosed with epilepsy so we are slowly reducing her processed carb intake with an eye toward eventually getting her to a MAD or keto diet. one of her favorite snacks is tortilla chips and store bought salsa con queso in a jar. i was REALLY racking my brain trying to figure out how i was gonna make low carb salsa con queso with that commercial cheese sauce texture. to be able to give her her favorite comfort food AND do what's best for her health at the same time is priceless. thank you so much!
Fantastic! I’m glad I could help. 🙂
We are in the same position with our daughter who developed epilepsy 2 years ago at the age of 17! SO glad to have these helps!
If you want to get even closer to that salsa con queso cheese then add some reconstituted dried chopped jalapeno. I got mine from Penzey's but I see that Amazon has plenty available too. You could probably add fresh jalapeno but you'd probably want to sauté it first to soften it. I think they probably use the dried product in the salsa con queso since the texture seems right to me.
Might want to try pork rinds with that cheese sauce.
@@CarbageMan If you buy that huge container of pork rinds, be aware that they become rancid after a while ! It happened to me.
Steve, thank you so much for the sodium citrate info. A game changer. I used it with a high fat/high calorie (but so incredibly good) sauce and the sodium citrate changed it from a giant blob into a beautiful pourable sauce. (For those interested, this was modified from a myketokitchen recipe. 8 oz cream cheese, softened, 1 c butter, 1.5 cup cream, 1.5 tsp sodium citrate, 2 cups shredded cheese (can do 2 c mozz or 1 c mozz/1 c sharp cheddar). So rich and creamy, a couple tablespoons is enough to really change some plain chicken. Plus it freezes fine. I freeze it in little containers (or ice cube trays) that I can take out when I only want a 1/4 c or so. Just stir well during microwave heating as it separates a little.
Steve, thank you so much for your videos! Am only 2 months into keto (down 18 lbs) and for first time in my life, I feel like this is a lifestyle I can handle rather than a prison sentence I have to complete. Your story is inspirational and your help invaluable.
Thanks for the feedback and for your recipe. Sound dee-lish! Also, congrats on you weight loss progress so far. I'm glad I could be part of your journey. 🙂👍
Followed instructions to the microgram and it turned out perfect. Many thanks for this.
I just ordered sodium citrate... Let the cheese games begin. I can’t wait to start playing with this stuff.
I'll definitely be doing more with it. It's fun stuff.
@@SeriousKeto thanks I watch ALL of your videos. I have followed you almost from your beginning. Thanks for taking your time to do all of these experiments.
I purchased the Sodium citrate after I watched your last video but I haven't used it yet. Now that the weather is getting colder here in the PNW, a good broccoli cheddar soup sounds really good! I need to start experimenting! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the soup recipe video.
Ooh wine and garlic sounds nice! Thanks for the tips. Like a fondue sauce. Imagine dipping steak into it? Mmmm, yum.
So many possibilities. I expect I’ll see a lot of great ideas and inspiration in the comments.
Tried it today for the first time. Came out great and its nice not to have to use heavy cream and butter. Thanks man.
Cheese sauce!!!!! Without the extra unnecessary ingredients from the food companies! Thanks for sharing!
You bet!
Maybe add some chopped green chilies and use as a sauce for homeade chicken enchiladas using the Ole' brand low carb tortillas! Yum😋 thanks again Steve👍
Great idea!!
Yum!
Looks like a great sub for Cheeze Whiz in a cheese steak casserole. The ingredients on the Cheeze Whiz jar were quite disappointing.
Also Thomas DeLauer recently had a vid on various types of cheeses and their benefits. I decided to try a few of them. Was not a huge fan of the non-cow types (goat, sheep, buffalo) but apparently they all have different health benefits. Maybe I can "hide" them in a batch of cheese sauce and still get those benes.
That’s what it looks like Cheez-Whiz!! The man’s a friggin’ genius!
I totally just uploaded a video using this recipe, I tagged you and the video so people can check you out! The video will be live on Saturday! Congratulations on your continued success!
Omg!!! Im sending huge giddy hugs!! This will be a game changer for me!!
On the third time I made these cheese slices I queried google for how many ounces of cheese is considered a cup of cheese. I know 8 ounces = a cup. Yet with cheeses one cup equals 4 ounces Game changer using the correct ounces the slices were not so thick.
Thanks my husband adores these slices! We use cheddar our favorite .. He helps me to smooth out the cheese and slice .
Who are these 2 people that dislike cheese??? Nobody I want to associate with, that's for sure! 😆 Much love from SW WI. Can't wait to try this.
I think they just dislike me. 😉
I agree. I couldn’t live without cheese. 😂
You just made my world a little bit brighter.
It makes me happy to hear that. 🙂
Wow I love to see sodium citrate or similar emulsifiers in cheesey recipes. This is my first time seeing a “keto” sauce. Love to see it!
After watching your american cheese recipe, bought some sodium citrate and man, it's awesome! Thanks Steve!
Absolute genius.
Yuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm... cheese sauce on anything! On everything!
Didn’t know that about the sodium citrate with cheese. I use it making wine. So, cheese sauce is on my to do list as soon as I get home from vacation.🏖
Fantastic! 👍
omg thank you. I have been cheating a lot on keto :( and remembered i bought sodium citrate because of this video so I decided to heat up some cauliflower with spam (I know its not for everyone) and I poured this over it and omg it was so good I felt like I was cheating. Thank you!
The sodium citrate is on order!
That's pretty cool.😋
Dill havarti soup!!! Thank you!
so excited to try this.
As a side note, it would be worth mentioning that it is best to grate the cheese yourself - rather than buy pre-grated cheese. This is because most factory-grated cheese has wheat-flour added to it - to stop it clumping together.
First, it's generally not wheat flour, but rather potato starch (more often than not). Second, the contribution to the carb count is negligible. But if you value that over convenience, then by all means, grate your own.
I did not know that about Sodium Citrate (and we have a bunch because my wife/witch uses in her potions). I don't think I've seen you use that food processor before...that's funny because I've used that one forever. And yes, I just discovered Heavenly and saw those fries. I think those two will pair well.
Update on the mac and cheese: I made it early so all I need to do later is top it and bake it. But I just tasted it and I must say that it’s even better than Alton Brown’s recipe, and way easier! I used whole milk and you were right, it was actually too thick. I thinned it out with a little of the pasta water and it was just right. Thanks again for the recipe!
Broccoli cheddar soup, oh my!! Thank you, Steve, for all the hard work you put into your videos. You make it look so simple, yet we all know, the time consuming hours and hours and tasting and tasting that goes into your recipes. They are appreciated, more than you know. Blessings to your family, especially your son and daughter who are serving their country. God bless them.
Heavenly Fan's "fries" are really good. Looking for a flavoring for the dough to make these really great.
"Stab rabbit;" never thought of that analogy for a porcupine, but now I'm going to use it freely 😁.
I like the simplicity of your cheese sauce, and the variations you suggested, Steve. I think I just may make this to use on my zoodles tomorrow---should be mighty good!
LOVE the shirt! I'm ordering the Sodium Citrate today. I want nachos with sauce, not just shredded cheese.
Hey it's Keto Bryan Cranston again coming through with a great cheese recipe!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! That's all
Just bought some sodium nitrate!
K from UK xxx
Steve - I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy seeing all of the different t-shirts you wear in your videos. I think today's "Stab Rabbit" is one of my favorites!! LOL!!
Glad you like them!
Cheesey cauliflower here I come! Thanks so much for the recipe.
I'm so looking forward to your Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Soup.
Tomorrow. 😉
Wow....I sure wish I had known about sodium citrate when I made broccoli cheese soup last night.....much thanks for the info Steve....no more grainy cheese sauces!!......Will come in so handy and it is not hard on the wallet either....a win/win in my book.....you have a great channel!
Broccoli Bacon Cheese soup! You’re such a tease!!
I’ve started playing around with sodium citrate. The texture of soups and sauces I’ve made is sometimes a little too much like Velveeta, and it helps to use just barely enough of the citrate - but of course it’s not as easy adding extra if there’s too little as it is dissolving it in the liquid up front.
I appreciate the time you took to make this video, messy cheese clean-up and all. I usually buy Wisconsin pre-shredded bag cheddar-cheap and no cleaning up the food processor.🙃
Pre-shredded will totally work.
This is so cool! Never knew about sodium citrate as an ingredient to use in cooking.
Speaking of broccoli, check out Charred Broccoli. We use the method from Food Wishes, but it's the coolest thing to almost burn broccoli, and have it taste awesome. Very easy too. Okay, now I have to add broccoli to the shopping list for the weekend. Oh, and cheese. And chicken stock. I have the Sodium Citrate, so there's that.
Charred broccoli rules!
I'm watching this again because guess what, Perfect Keto is already sold out of their Mac and Cheese! I failed to order in time, the very little time it took.
I plan to use a pasta extruder and I Don't Sugar Coat's lupin flour pasta recipe, and someone mentioned this cheese sauce in a comment today on your review of the Perfect Keto mac.
I learn something everytime I watch one of your videos Steve 😁 I've got Sodium Citrate on order but I've noticed in the comments that when previously ordered, people have forgotten what to use it for. Would love to see all the uses for a particular ingredient in your 'Keto Test Kitchen' series. PS. What happens when you put your cheese sauce in your whipping siphon? Cheese mousse 🤤
That's the great thing about cooking (especially if a person is a bit of a "mad scientist") -- you never have to worry about running out of material for future videos.
Love your channel man!
Fun will be had! Thanks Steve!😀👍🙏✌🍁🎃🎶
I've done this with a lite beer (9 carbs total per bottle) and sharp cheddar. Love this stuff.
9 carbs spread over 16 servings (of 1/4 cup) is pretty negligible. 😉
I don't think we need to call the keto police. 😄
Used the liquid drained from fire roasted frozen diced hatch chiles. Oh man, best nacho cheese sauce ever, and no milk, No flour, no cornstarch. Also have used the excess juice drained from my homemade salsa or a can of Rotel. So good and no garbage ingredients whatsoever. Love this recipe. Bought the sodium citrate just for this and if that's all i ever use it for, it's worth every penny!
Yum. Love me some hatch chiles.
@@SeriousKeto yup we're only 45 minutes from the new Mexico border in Arizona so we actually have pretty decent access to good chilies and hatch chiles are the bomb
@@identityrefused486 I spoke at a health conference about 10 years ago in Albuquerque and fell in love with Hatch chiles then. We only get them in the stores for about a week up here in Wisconsin.
You're like a mad scientist in the kitchen. Another ingredient I'm going to need in my kitchen pantry. Exciting. Great video once again.
Oh this opens up a whole new realm......tastyyyyy.....thank you Steve!
Cheese sauce omg need to try this, Thanks Steve
Thank you for this video! You can't buy small amounts of sodium citrate go I have a ton of it just sitting in my pantry.
I bought the sodium citrate after watching your ooey gooey video and had forgotten about it. This looks like a great way to use it again! In fact, maybe as fondue tonight for my stay-at-home 73rd birthday with hubby! Thanks
Awesome. Tell him I said “happy birthday”. 🙂
Another shirt I love and laughed at. Where on earth do you find them?
Mostly at 6dollarshirts.com
Wow! Wow! Wow! I JUST made this for dinner tonight and it was uuuuuuugh-mazing!! Another game changer. Thanks!! 🧀🧀😋😋
Glad you liked it.
Ok. I just ordered it. This will really help give us a little more variety. Thanks also for telling us about Heavenly Fan's recipe. I'll try it closer to the holidays.
Ann
I love cheese sauce on my veggies and as a dip for pork rinds. Thanks for the recipe.
It looks great
Yum 😋! Love the Modernist Cuisine At Home Cookbook!
Amazing cookbook. 🙂
Monterey Jack and a can of green chillies.. Delicious! Thank you for the recipe.
Sounds great!
Steve - I know you used to be a home brewer. I wonder if you ever watched Basic Brewing videos? Your video style, voice, and friendly demeanor remind me so much of James Spencer of Basic Brewing.
I quit brewing before I started keto, so I have not watched any brewing videos.
Thanks, Steve!
Great a simple recipe to make or use other liquids and cheese!
WOW !!!! Thankyou
K from UK xxx
I don’t know why I haven’t found your channel sooner, but I was instantly hooked. Your recipes look so easy to make and the videos are very informative. I can’t wait to try this, thanks for the tips!
Happy to have you here. 🙂
Man I get to make some cheese fries!
Great video Steve. Good way to make a no-roux (and low carb) cheese sauce using sodium citrate. I try to measure my ingredients to get the correct consistency but sometimes miss the mark. If my cheese sauce comes out too thin I often use a few sprinkles of Xanthan Gum as an easy way to build up the sauce without having to process more cheese into the mixture.
Can’t wait to try this
A.W.E.S.O.M.E ..that looks sooo good.. cant wait to try it.😋😋😋
Steve, First I appreciate your videos and the work that you put into them.
I made this cheese sauce today and it is spectacular and sooooo simple. I had some sharitaki with oat fiber penne and used it for mac n cheese. It was really good. Thanks!
Next is this sauce with the french fries recipe from Heavenly Fan's video (which I had previously seen) except I'm going to shape them like home fries, with bell pepper, onion and this cheese sauce!
Thanks again for your work.
Hope you and your family stay safe.
Also, thanks to your son for his service from this veteran!
Doc
Yum can't wait for the bacon, broccoli and cheese soup! ☺️
Love it when you introduce a new ingredient like this. But “ have fun” is bad advice for me, as I have no sense when it comes to cooking. Would love broccoli 🥦 soup recipe!
I used to feel the same way until I started Keto. I call it experimenting with the foods you love and just make and cook them different ways especially with several different combination of spices. Practice, play and make Roger's own creations! I always feel proud of myself when I make something so delicious and happiness is going on in my mouth. Yes, there have been a few failures to learn from too. you got this!!
Can’t wait to try this. Thank you Steve. You always amaze me!!!
Finally got my sodium citrate from Amazon today. I'm making philly subs for the hubs and I think I will make loaded fries (from Heaven Fan) and top with the steak, cheese sauce and diced peppers.
Sounds great!
Add a little mustard and Worcestershire sauce-Welsh Rarebit! Or fondue 😋
Thank you! Bought that powder and finally was able to create a fantastic cheese sauce. I cut your recipe in half and it was thick and creamy!
Wonderful!
Steve, I love your videos. I've been watching you for a long time, but on my Kindle Fire Stick plugged into my tv, which doesn't let me comment. Anyway, I tried this sauce and at first it would not form a real cheese sauce - gloopy cheese stayed separate from the liquid. but I just added another 1/2 tsp of Sodium citrate dissolved in a little water and it turned the perfect consistency almost immediately. Got to have cauliflower Mac n cheese last night and it was great. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
I'm not sure if I ever mentioned how much I LOVE this recipe. It's easy and handy. Thank you.
Glad you like it!
just ordered my first batch of sodium citrate.
Groovy
@@SeriousKeto steamed broccoli with Tiger sauce cheese sauce. So good.
Thank you. I needed a good cheese sauce
Hope you enjoy
Okay. Now I'm just coveting Modernist Cuisine and your cookbooks! So glad to have more opinions for sodium citrate! It works out great in gravy as your video last year suggested! Love the innovative recipes Steve! Excellent once again!
Modernist Cuisine at Home has a number of different melty cheese recipes: amzn.to/35mEBJ4
It usually goes on sale on Black Friday too. It's an expensive book, but so worth it.
Thank you for the tip Steve! I'll be watching.
Just what I've been wanting! I can't wait to try this.
Fantastic! I see a swiss fondue in my future. Maybe a gruyere/fontina blend and a dry white wine as the liquid. Just need to order some sodium citrate now.
I flipping love gruyere cheese sauce. I'd either go with a sauvignon blanc (if you want more "bite") or pinot grigio (if you want it "de-fanged").
@@SeriousKeto "Bite" all the way for me! The sodium citrate is already ordered.
Thanks Steve! Great video and excellent advice! I can't wait to see the soup next week! Be well
Thanks for this tip. Can't wait to try!
wow! what a great, easy recipe. gonna try right away.
I have ground beef to use so this cheese will be a good topper. Thanks Steve!
That mad my stomach growl. 😄
This has a wealth of possibilities .wow thank you.
Steve how does this reheat?
Really well. We had it over broccoli last night.
Awesome thank you so much, that's on the list for the weekend!
Yum !
Love soups !
Ty. Steve. I was thinking of soups too.
I just love your videos, so simple and concise. It’s so easy for a viewers to follow and make these recipes. Thanks for all you do for your Keto fans ❤️🤗
Nachos with cheese, using the tortilla you made
Wow... I have to get some of that stuff! Especially if you're going to be making Cheddar Broccoli Bacon Soup!! Thanks Steve!
Hmmm... coconut or almond? Time to experiment!! Hey everyone, which one would you make?
That looks awesome and way better than velveeta. Also citrate is good for preventing kidney stones 😁
Love this!
Wow! I Love this!!
Oh man thank you for this! I have tried making this and it always turns into watery cheese or a gloppy mess. You are the mad scientist of keto.
Love the shirts too. Trash panda. Lol. I laughed for 20 minutes.
That is about the best compliment ever. Thank you.
Update. We tried this with a cheese sauce to use on broccoli. My wife made sounds....nuff said.
@@caymanchristopher7014 good sounds?