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Episode 111: Smoking the Competition—Our Tailgating Show

Rauchbier Cheese Sauce


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Rauchbier Cheese Sauce

Recipe Notes

  • Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, cut in half
  • 1/2 cup smoked beer
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock or half and half
  • 2 cups coarsely grated smoked cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Recipe Steps

Step 1: Rub the bottom and sides of a heavy saucepan with the cut garlic. Add the beer and chicken stock and bring to a boil.

Step 2: Meanwhile, place the cheese and flour in a bowl and toss to mix. Sprinkle the cheese into the boiling beer mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon. Bring the sauce to a boil—it will thicken.

Step 3: Reduce the heat slightly, stir in the mustard, salt, and pepper, and gently simmer the sauce until smooth and rich tasting, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring with the wooden spoon. Keep warm until serving time, or reheat gently.

Recipe Tips

To make a lighter sauce, use an inexpensive lager style beer of the sort mass-marketed in cans. To make a darker, richer sauce with a pleasantly bitter edge, use a dark beer.

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