Blue cheese sauce

Blue cheese sauce

Ingredients:
80g butter
50g (1/3 cup) plain flour
500ml (2 cups) milk
100g blue cheese, crumbled
40g (1/2 cup) finely grated parmesan
1/2 cup loosely packed finely chopped fresh chives
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foaming. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 1 minute or until mixture bubbles and begins to come away from the side of pan. Remove from heat.

Gradually pour in half the milk, whisking constantly with a balloon whisk until mixture is smooth. Gradually add the remaining milk, whisking until smooth and combined.

Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until sauce thickens and coats back of the spoon. Remove from heat. Add blue cheese, half the parmesan and chives. Stir until cheese melts and sauce is smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover surface directly with non-stick baking paper. Great served with small pieces of good quality steak.