German Bier Cheese Food

GERMAN BEER CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place cheese in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Add Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Gradually add beer while continuing to process until mixture is smooth and spreadable, about 1-1/2 minutes., Transfer to a serving bowl or gift jars. Refrigerate, covered, up to 1 week. Serve with crackers or vegetables.

OBATZDA (GERMAN BEER CHEESE DIP)

Steps:

• Peel and roughly dice the onion and cut the camembert and butter in to roughly bite sized pieces. Put everything in a food processor and pulse together until fairly smooth ad well-blended. Serve immediately, or you can chill and serve later - you will probably want to allow it to come to room temperature and stir before serving if you chill it as otherwise it will be much firmer.

OHIO-STYLE BEER CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the beer and mustard and cook, stirring, for a few minutes until the mixture begins to simmer and thicken. Whisk in the grated cheese a little at a time. Once all the cheese has been added, continue to cook, whisking, until the sauce is smooth and just beginning to bubble, another 5 to 7 minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl and serve with soft or hard pretzels.

GERMAN BIER CHEESE

Steps:

• Shred cheese in processor. Add all ingredients except bier and mix. Add bier through tube and process until smooth. Refrigerate for remainder of the hour. Or Place all ingredients except bier in a mixing bowl; mix with hand blender. Add bier and mix unti puréed. Place in refrigerator for remainder of the hour.

GERMAN CHEESE & BEER FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 1 turn of the pan of vegetable oil. Once hot, add the chopped bacon and cook, stirring every now and then until crispy.
• Remove from the skillet, drain on a paper towel-lined plate and reserve.
• Bring 1 inch water to boil in a large skillet and add wursts or mini franks of choice.
• Boil 5 minutes, drain and brown in 1 tablespoon butter to crisp casings.
• Bring a second pan with a couple inches of water to a boil and blanch the cauliflower a minute or so and drain.
• Combine cheeses in a bowl with the flour.
• Add beer to a small pot and bring up to a bubble over medium heat.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the cheese in batches.
• Stir in a figure-eight pattern with wooden spoon.
• When all the cheese has been incorporated fully, stir in the mustard, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
• Transfer fondue to warm fondue pot and sprinkle the top with the reserved bacon.
• To serve, arrange the wursts, cauliflower, pickles, onions, cubed bread and smoked almonds around the fondue pot and dig in!