Foryoueats: The Best Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons vegetable shortening or palm oil
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
• 1 chipotle pepper packed in adobo sauce, finely chopped, plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 4 ounces russet potato (about 1/2 medium), peeled and thinly sliced
• 4 ounces roasted cashews (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Frank's)
• 2 teaspoons pickling liquid from a can of pickled jalapeño peppers (plus peppers, to taste)
• Kosher salt to taste