Queso Recipe Sodium Citrate

The results were a bit mixed for me but i found my favorite use for it microwave queso.

Queso recipe sodium citrate. Do not bring the mixture to a simmer until the sodium nitrate is fully dissolved. A common food additive sodium citrate keeps the water and fat emulsified while the cheese is melting resulting in a smooth creamy sauce without any added fat. The sauce also freezes well for future use.

Combine the wheat beer and sodium citrate in a pot whisk to dissolve and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the cheese to the simmering liquid slowly about one spoonful at a time. Remove from the bath and set aside until after the cheese sauce is made.

I recently started experimenting with sodium citrate to make queso. You can also find various brands of sodium citrate online such as willpowder and artistré among others. Instead of a baker s percentage let s use a queso percentage for this recipe.

Add in 285 grams about 4 cups of cheese. Then add however much other stuff you want. Salt and pepper the shrimp seal in a sous vide pouch and cook for 20 to 30 minutes.

When the sodium citrate is dissolved pretty much instantly bring the water to a simmer. Whisk the sodium citrate into the water or beer until it s fully dissolved before bringing the mixture to a simmer. Preheat a sous vide bath to 132 f 55 6 c.

If cheese is the 100 you will want water to be about 50 and sodium citrate to be 4. All the instructions and recipes i could find for using sodium citrate suggest doing it on the stovetop and using a stick blender. I used half pepper jack and half extra sharp cheddar.