Cooking w/ Beer and Cheese

[DCJenn]

I'm taking the class tomorrow night.

I'm going to have to exert extra effort at the gym tomorrow! I'll post afterwards. It's at the local Whole Foods so it should be good cheese and good beer.

Jenn

[Auspicious]

mmmm beer-cheese fondue . . .

[Michele]

mmmm beer-cheese fondue . . .

[Vishenka69]

Is it same principal as wine-cheese fondue? I'd assume it's different cheese though. What kind?

[DCJenn]

Same principal but typically a sharp cheddar.

This class is two hours long and they say we're going to have beer and cheese pairings and various other items to make.

I can't wait!

Jenn

[Auspicious]

1 small clove garlic, halved
3/4 cup beer
8 oz Swiss cheese, shredded
4 oz sharp natural Cheddar, shredded
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
dash bottled hot pepper sauce

Rub inside of pan with cut surfaces of garlic; discard garlic. [I never do that part.] Add beer and heat slowly. Coat cheeses with flour. [If you try to skip that step bad things happen] Gradually add to beer stirring constantly, till mixture is thick and bubbly. Stir in hot pepper sauce. [I skip that part, too]


From one of those crazy 70's cookbooks, which includes the phrase "experiment with these recipes and you'll become an effervescent, day-by-day fondue hostess," which made "effervescent, day-by-day _____ hostess" an instant classic catchphrase in our house.

[Auspicious]

mmmm pairings . . .

[DCJenn]

OMG-

Mixed greens with Bleu Cheese, Marcona Almonds in an Apricot Weizen Vinaigrette (served w/ the Pyramid Apricot beer that he used to make the dressing)

Braised Pork Tenderloin w/ melted Comte Cheese with a Brown Ale Glaze Serived with a Rye Ale

and OMG Orgasmic:

Chocolate Stout Goat Cheese Cupcakes served with a cherry lambic. I nearly cried it was so good.

We also had pairings of

Manchego raw milk cheese with Rio Blanco Pale Ale
Morbier (yummy!!!) w/ a German Hefeweisen
Billat Sabaran (soft ripened) with Black Hawk Stout

Well worth the $20 bucks for admission and $15 bucks for ingredients.

Jenn

PS- I'll post the recipes tomorrow. I'm about done for the night

mmm...lambic....that all sounds soooo good.

"effervescent, day-by-day _____ hostess"

I love this.

wow. none of that sounds remotely appealing to me.

I'm glad you had fun.

[Vishenka69]

I want the recipe for these - Chocolate Stout Goat Cheese Cupcakes. But everything sounds yummy.

[DCJenn]

Chocolate Stout Goat Cheese Cupcakes

They used mini cupcake pans FYI

1/4 c. cocoa powder
1 1/2 c flour
1/3 c canola oil
1tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate stout
1 cup sugar

Filling:
8 oz soft ripened goat cheese (they use the Whole Foods brand)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
6 oz chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cupcake pan with paper liners
Combine ingredients for cupcakes, set aside.
In a small bowl combine cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Mix in chocolate chips.

Fill cupcake liners halfway with cake mixture. Top each cup with tsp (thereabouts) of filling. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Jenn

PS Served with a chilly cherry lambic

[Michele]

Where is that drool emoticon???

[Vishenka69]

What's chocolate stout?