Warm Chipotle, Chorizo, and Cheddar Dip
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
3 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 12 ounces fully cooked chorizo sausage, cut into chunks
- 1 lb cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup lager-type beer
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped canned chipotle chile in adobo
- tortilla chips, for serving
directions
- Add sausage to the bowl of a food processor; process until it is finely chopped.
- In a bowl, mix the cheese, cornstarch, and sausage together; set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine the beer, lemon juice, and chipotle; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Add in the cheese-sausage mixture, a handful at a time, stirring until melted and incorporated with the beer before adding the next handful (may take a few minutes).
- If necessary, use a whisk to make sure the cheese is well blended.
- Transfer to a fondue pot and keep warm over a low flame.
- Serve with tortilla chips on the side.
- **the chorizo sausage used here is the precooked type that is sold in links; if you would like to use fresh chorizo, skip the food processor step and just saute it, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, until completely cooked; let it cool before adding it to the cheese.
- *if the cheese binds up and won’t incorporate with the liquid, add another tablespoon lemon juice; the extra acid will help the cheese blend with the other ingredients.
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