How to Make Beer Cheese Sauce

By á-46561

Add some pizazz to your appetizer spread with this warm beer cheese sauce. Makes a great dip for chips, pretzels, veggie sticks or add it to your hot dogs or hamburgers to kick them up a notch. No matter how you use it the results are the same... DELICIOUS!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 cup pale ale
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• Dash hot pepper sauce
• 12 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium high heat.

Whisk in the flour and cornstarch.

Whisk in the milk, pale ale, mustard powder and hot pepper sauce. Allow to come to a very low simmer but do not boil.

A handful at a time, add the cheese and whisk until completely melted before adding more cheese. Repeat until all the cheese has been added.

Add to a serving bowl and serve warm.