Super Bowl Snacks: Hot Bacon-Blue Cheese Dip
Serious bacon lovers know that if bacon had a team in the NFL, it would most certainly be in the Super Bowl. So if you're having people over for the big game, or even if you're watching with immediate family, or hell, even if you're watching the game by yourself, you know that you want dips and chips and other finger food at your side.
The best source for seriously delicious bacon-centric finger foods and dips is James Villas' incomparable
Bacon Cookbook,. So we're going to feature recipes adapted from Vilas' book every day leading up to the big game.
Today, Hot Bacon–Blue Cheese Dip, after the jump.
Hot Bacon-Blue Cheese Dip
- makes about 1 3/4 cups (but you'll probably want to make more) -
Ingredients
6 thick slices lean smoked bacon
1 small onion, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup lager beer
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Cayenne pepper to taste
1/2 pound blue cheese, crumbled
Your favorite breadsticks
Procedure
1. In a large skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till almost crisp, drain on paper towels, and crumble coarsely.
2. Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet, add the onion, and stir 3 minutes. Add the flour and stir 3 minutes longer. Whisking, add the milk and beer, then add the Worcestershire and cayenne. Bring the mixture to a low boil, whisking, cook for 2 minutes, and remove from the heat. Add the bacon and blue cheese and stir till the cheese is melted.
3. Transfer the dip to a small bowl and serve with bread sticks.
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8 Comments:
yum. bacon and blue cheese. gimme.
french tart at 7:47PM on 01/27/09
Nice! Coincidence that I'm watching AB's hot wing episode right now? I think not! :)
swibirun at 8:29PM on 01/27/09
I think the recipe as posted omits the step during which you actually add the liquids.
Max Fischer at 8:35PM on 01/27/09
I'm gonna guess that when the onion is soft, you add the flour and cook the roux, then add the milk. Bring to a boil...
ASchalk at 8:38PM on 01/27/09
I could probably figure out the missing steps in the recipe as I'd like to make this ... but if you could, please edit the post! :)
allikazoo at 9:23PM on 01/27/09
Humblest apologies, serious eaters. I just edited the post and put in all the missing steps. Enjoy. It's a great recipe.
Ed Levine at 9:54PM on 01/27/09
I'm salivating. the beer and worcestershire sauce really put it over the top for me. sounds fabulous.
The Mouse at 12:35PM on 01/28/09
Where's the picture gotta eat it with my eyes til I can make some . Food pic's are my pin-ups
shipwreck at 2:01PM on 02/02/09