{"id":1987725,"date":"2024-05-01T18:19:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?post_type=recipe&p=1987725"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:32:27","slug":"mornay-sauce","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/mornay-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Mornay Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever sat in the bleachers with a plate of nachos, you know that the chip is just a vessel for the real star of the show: that warm, velvety cheese sauce. Fortunately, nacho cheese<\/a>, and other cheesy sauces, aren’t just for stadiums and movie theaters.<\/p>\n

You can make Mornay sauce at home, and it’s also a lot easier than it sounds. Despite its fancy name, the French sauce comes together easily, and it’s about to take your nacho bar (and roast chicken dinners) up a notch.<\/p>\n

What is Mornay sauce?<\/h2>\n

In French cooking, there are five sauces that are considered to be the “mother sauces<\/a>.” They are the base for all other delicious French sauces. One of those is a bechamel sauce<\/a>, which combines butter, flour and milk to make a basic thick and creamy sauce. Add some cheese, et voil\u00e0!<\/em> You’ve got your Mornay sauce.<\/p>\n

The most popular cheese to use is Gruyere, but you can use any semi-firm cheese. Sometimes onions are added if the sauce will be used in something like lasagna, but not if you’re aiming for a very smooth final product. And the secret ingredient to it all is a dash of nutmeg.<\/p>\n

Mornay Sauce Ingredients<\/h2>\n