Hot Bacon-Blue Cheese Dip

The Bacon Cookbook by James Villas

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 3/4 cups

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
• 1⁄2 lb blue cheese, crumbled
•  your favorite  breadstick

Directions

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.