Queso Dip Recipe Roux
While a darker roux or brown roux can take up to 15 minutes and achieves a nutty or popcorn scent.
Queso dip recipe roux. Essentially you re creating a bechamel sauce basic white sauce then adding cheese other mix ins for extra flavor. This queso is based on a roux a cooked combination of equal parts fat and flour that serves two purposes in the recipe. Why start with a roux.
Replace it with 1 2 tsp onion powder and a generous pinch of garlic powder. Reheating is another story since this queso is roux based it is not a gluten free queso. To make it jalapeƱos and serrano chiles are cooked down with onions in butter until soft.
It adds body it prevents the cheese from getting grainy and sad from the heat during cooking. Adding flour creates a roux that will help to keep the sauce thick and emulsified. Since you won t need to saute simply melt the butter then add the flour garlic powder and onion powder and continue as directed and omit the optional ingredients.
For a smooth cheese sauce without the chunky ingredients omit the chopped onion and crushed garlic.