Creamy Cheddar Cheese Beer Dip | Emeril Lagasse

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while processed cheese is cheaper

Start with a little bit of butter in a pan.

Add equal parts of butter and flour to make a roux.

Pour in beer as the first component instead of stock.

Bring the mixture to a boil to determine thickness.

Add garlic, shallots, thyme, and bay leaf to the boiling mixture.

Stir in a little bit of cream.

Add cheddar cheese to the mixture and incorporate until smooth.

Pour the dip into a bowl for serving.

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