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Perfectly Melting Cheese Recipe
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Perfectly Melting Cheese Recipe

4 ingredients 15 min About 5 cups openrecipes
Perfectly Melting Cheese Recipe

Adding sodium citrate to any cheese gives it the texture of melty nacho cheese.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

269
Calories
14g
Protein
19g
Fat
4g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Wheat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cold wheat beer or water
  • 14 grams sodium citrate
  • 7 ounces Gruyère cheese , shredded (about 3 cups)
  • 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese , shredded (about 3 cups)

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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