Smoky Kentucky Beer Cheese Recipes

KENTUCKY BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Process Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and butter in a food processor until combined, 1 minute to 1 minute and 30 seconds Add onion, Worcestershire, Dijon, and cayenne; process until combined, about 30 seconds. While food processor is running, slowly pour in beer, and process until mixture is completely smooth and beer is fully absorbed, about 45 seconds.
• Serve immediately with pretzels, celery, and cucumber. Alternatively, transfer to an airtight container, and refrigerate up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving, about 15 minutes.

KENTUCKY BEER CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Pour beer into a bowl and whisk until beer loses its carbonation, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
• Place shredded cheese into the work bowl of a food processor; add garlic, dry mustard powder, black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and flat beer.
• Process until smooth and creamy, pulsing a few times, scraping the sides, and blending for about 2 total minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. If adding more seasoning, pulse a few times to mix.
• Transfer cheese spread to a bowl and sprinkle with a pinch of cayenne pepper. Spread tastes best when refrigerated overnight to blend flavors, but it can be served right away if needed.

OLD KENTUCKY BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut cheese into cubes, place in food processor; process until smooth. Add garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and Tabasco, blend well.
• Add the beer a little at a time while blending cheese, until the cheese is a good firm spreading consistency (too much beer will make cheese fluffy so pour a little at a time).
• Stir in salt and refrigerate.
• Serve with slices of pumpernickel or crackers--great with cold beer.

GOURMET BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat cream cheese and processed cheese food together in a sauce pan over low heat until melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly stir beer into cheese mixture until thoroughly mixed. Add Gouda cheese, mozzarella cheese, and provolone cheese to beer-cheese mixture, stirring continually until smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, horseradish, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper into cheese mixture until well mixed and heated through, about 10 more minutes.

SMOKY KENTUCKY BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather and prep ingredients (pour beer into measuring cup and allow to sit on the countertop for at least an hour, mince garlic, shred cheeses etc...)
• Add to the bowl of food processor, fitted with an "S" blade, the cheeses, minced garlic, dry mustard, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Process on "puree" setting for 30 seconds, then add worcestershire sauce.
• With machine running, slowly pour about 5 ounces of the flat beer through the spout. Puree mixture for an additional 2 minutes (if at any point the mixture begins to form a ball, stop the processor and use a long spoon or spatula to break up the ball and scrape down the sides, then continue to process until mixture reaches desired smooth consistency.) Beer cheese should be both dippable and spreadable, not runny like queso.
• May be served immediately, but better if allowed to rest, covered, in refrigerator overnight. Serve with chips, carrot and celery sticks, pretzels, crackers etc...

KENTUCKY BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Process Cheddar cheese chunks in the bowl of a food processor until crumbly. Add garlic powder, cayenne, and hot sauce. Begin pouring in the beer a little at a time, mixing until desired consistency has been reached.
• Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.