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Boozy Cheddar Dipping Sauce
Serves 4

 

 

  

After a dinner party, do you find yourself looking down into a nearly empty bottle of Port, and not even enough cheese for two cranks of a cheese grater? Well, you've got the perfect amount for making this distinguished dipping sauce for green vegetables like asparagus, broccoli and string beans.  

 

1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup half and half
1 cup cheddar, coarsely grated
1 splash Worcestershire (optional)
1 splash Port (optional)
White pepper to taste 

 

1.   Over low heat, melt butter. Slowly drizzle in cream. Raise heat slightly.

2.   Sprinkle cheese into cream mixture until cheese begins to melt.

3.   Whisk in cheese until nicely incorporated.

4.   Remove from heat and pour over freshly steamed or microwaved vegetables.

Prepping tip: Cheddar cheese a little moldy on the outside? Go French, and simply shave off the moldy parts, because there's always healthy-looking cheese underneath.

 

Other Boozy Cheese Pairings: Gorgonzola and cognac, Maytag Blue & Calvados (or Poire Williams brandy)