Beer horseradish cheese sauce is made of beer, white cheddar cheese, and horseradish mixed into a spicy sauce for topping or dipping.
If you read our post about the smoked chuck roast, then you may have been curious about the recipe for the cheese sauce we put on our smoked chuck roast sandwiches. Don’t worry; I didn’t forget to share it with you.
You can use this cheese sauce for so many things! It’s made with a light lager beer, extra-sharp white cheddar cheese, and horseradish mixed to create a spicy sauce made to use as a topping for burgers or any favorite sandwich.
This sauce is thick enough to dip for pretzels, chips, fries, or veggies, making it perfect for serving at parties.
Pass the corn chips, please!
Ingredients Needed
- The Roux: unsalted butter and flour
- Seasoning: garlic, smoked paprika, prepared horseradish, kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- Beer: A light lager-style brew
- Cheese: shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
- Creaminess: half & half or whole milk
- Unami: Worcestershire sauce
How To Make Beer Horseradish Cheese Sauce
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. When the butter has melted and begins to foam, add the flour and whisk; cook 2 to 3 minutes to cook the rawness out of the flour.
- Add garlic, horseradish, paprika. Whisk to combine.
- Slowly add the beer, a little at a time, whisking during each incorporation. The beer will foam up a little and it may seem like it will not stop, but it will. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in the half & half, Worcestershire and cheese; whisk it has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Keep warm until ready to serve, whisking occasionally.
Store this sauce in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week.
This weekend, I used the leftover sauce to add macaroni noodles for a quick and easy mac and cheese. It was velvety smooth and wow, THE FLAVOR!
The possibilities of this beer horseradish cheese sauce are deliciously endless.
Try this cheese sauce while watching the upcoming Big Game.
Will you drench on something or dip into it?
Beer Horseradish Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 1 cup beer I used a light lager style brew,
- 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ¾ cup half & half
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. When the butter has melted and begins to foam, add the flour and whisk; cook 2 to 3 minutes to cook the rawness out of the flour. Add garlic, horseradish, paprika. Whisk to combine.
- Slowly add beer a little at a time, whisking during each incorporation. The beer will foam up a little and it may seem like it will not stop, but it will. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in half & half, Worcestershire and cheese; whisk it has melted and the mixture is smooth. Keep warm until ready to serve, whisking occasionally.
Colleen says
Beer! Cheese! Yum!
The Mountain Kitchen says
Thanks Colleen! 🙂
Sarah says
I love this combo! The hubs is going to LOVE this one too 🙂 Merry Christmas!!!
The Mountain Kitchen says
Thanks, Sarah! A beer lover will love this cheese sauce. I hope y’all have a very Merry Christmas!!
Annie says
Well, I’m kind of bummed, because you took three of my FAVORITE things and put them all in one amazing-looking recipe. Why didn’t I think of this first!? LOL! 🙂 Having a party in January, and putting this on the dip list!
The Mountain Kitchen says
Make it your own Annie!! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
Sounds absolutely yummy…on a burger or your mac and cheese. I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas.
The Mountain Kitchen says
Thank you Karen! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that you have a very happy new year too! 🙂
STEPHEN says
We made this for roast beef sandwiches. Our only regret is that we did not put more horseradish in it. If we do it again, we will up the amount on that. Very good, though.
The Mountain Kitchen says
Hi Stephen! Thanks so much for the feedback. I am glad you enjoyed the cheese sauce. Horseradish is funny, sometimes it seems hotter than others, so be careful and season to taste! ~ Debbie 🙂
John Woodard says
Making this for a xmas meat tray, along with the smoked roast and smoked chicken and smoked sausage. Thank you for the recipe and will respond with comments..cant send picture in this browser though. I would like to finish sauce in smoker.
Suggestions?
The Mountain Kitchen says
Hi John, your Christmas feast sounds amazing. We’ve never made this sauce using the smoker. Can’t help but wonder if the smoked meat with smoked sauce would be too much smoke flavor. We always think the sauce should balance with the meat so that the smoked meat speaks for itself. If you do try the sauce on the smoker in some way, we’d love to hear about it. Please send your pictures to Debbie@TheMountainKitchen.com Merry Christmas!
EP219 says
Sounds lovely.