Jalapeno-Beer-Cheese Dip
Beer! Cheese! And jalapeno peppers! Yes! This is a lot of exclamation points. Sorry, but we're just a bit excited about this gooey, cheese dip that is great for any party, but also can do double duty as your next nacho cheese sauce. Bring on the chips!
Jalapeno-Beer-Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 small red jalapeno, chopped
- 1 small green jalapeno, chopped
- 2 gloves garlic, minced
- ½ stick butter
- 1 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup beer
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 4 ounces white cheddar, shredded
Cooking Directions
- Heat a saucepan to medium heat and add chopped jalapeno peppers with olive oil.
- Cook about 5 minutes to soften.
- Add garlic and cook 1 more minute until garlic is nice and fragrant.
- Add butter and allow melt.
- Add flour and stir to form a roux. Cook about 5 minutes or so until the roux becomes a nutty brown.
- Pour in beer and stir. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to stir.
- Add in cream cheese and stir to incorporate.
- Add in white cheddar a bit at a time, stirring the entire time, so that the cheese incorporates and becomes creamy.
- Remove from heat and serve!
This recipe is also posted at Chili Pepper Madness: http://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/dips/spicy-beer-cheese-sauce