Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 12 ounce light lager beer at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup half and half
Servings: servings
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and saute one minute whisking constantly.
- Stir in garlic and saute an additional minute, continuing to whisk constantly. Flour mixture will be thick and start to have a nutty aroma.
- Whisk in the beer a little at a time. Simmer for two minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, mustard, Worchestershire sauce, & hot sauce. Stir until combined.
- Add the cheese in batches. Let each melt before adding the next. Simmer and stir the cheese mix another 4 minutes until smooth and thickened.
- Whisk in cream and additional salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve warm as a dip or cool and use as a spread once it sets. Can be re-heated in the microwave.
