Kentucky Beer Cheese

Photo: julieta cadenas

Ingredients

1/2 pound Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese

8 ounces cream cheese

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tablespoon minced fresh chives

2 tablespoons minced onion

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

pinch of cayenne

Tabasco Sauce to taste

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup lager beer

Preparation

Shred Cheddar finely in a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese and mash with a fork until well blended. Add the garlic, chives, onion, mustard, Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco, cayenne and salt and beat in an electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add the beer until spread is smooth (to transform into a dip, add about 1/4 C more beer).

Scrape into a crock, cover tightly and chill overnight.

Serve with toast points, crackers or rye rounds. (as a dip, serve with raw vegetable sticks)