# Mexican Restaurant Queso

This recipe reveals the secret ingredient to making creamy, velvety cheese sauce just like Mexican restaurants.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons sodium citrate
- 8 ounces grated cheese
- little bit salt

## Instructions

1. Heat one cup of milk on the stove, just below boiling.
2. Dissolve two teaspoons of sodium citrate in your milk.
3. Add 8 ounces of grated cheese.
4. Add a little bit of salt.
5. Whisk until creamy.

## Equipment

- stove
- whisk

## Tips

- It does not matter if you grate your own cheese or buy it pre-grated for this recipe.
- You can use cheddar cheese or Swiss cheese for mac and cheese or fondue.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17w87zzUky/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/add8a3d3-211a-4d6f-8cc5-416d5e652e7a
- Extracted: 2026-01-16

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