11365 Texas Queso Dip 20 mins 20 mins 8 to 10 servings (about 4 cups) Fri Jan 04 10:47:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 20 10:53:33 -0700 2009 Easy American CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/11365 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:53:33 GMT The staple Tex-Mex dip Use it to top nachos or just as a dip for tortilla chips. This recipe combines two cheeses, onions, and green chiles for a Tex-Mex winner. Texas queso can be found on top of nachos or served with chips for a cheesy snack. There are countless versions of this dip—ours is easy to make yet packed with flavor. When you start to melt the cheese it may look a little funny, but keep stirring and you’ll have a creamy, smooth dip in no time.

Game plan: You can grate the cheese using a food processor to speed up the prep. You can also prepare the cheese and onions up to 2 days ahead. Just keep everything covered and refrigerated until you are ready to make the dip.

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  • Place cheeses in a large bowl, sprinkle with cornstarch, and toss to coat. Transfer cheese mixture to a large saucepan and add milk. Set over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is smooth and melted, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Stir in onion and chiles with reserved juices until well combined. To serve, transfer dip to a slow cooker set on low or keep in the saucepan at a simmer for up to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with tortilla chips and cut-up raw carrots, jicama, celery, and radishes.

    • Beverage pairing: Radeberger Pilsner, Germany. If this queso had called for Velveeta cheese, like the kind that you get at baseball concession stands, a basic American lager such as Bud would have been a fine choice. But since we’re using extra-sharp cheddar, an extra-sharp beer is called for. Radeberger is a German-style pilsner, as opposed to a Czech-style, meaning that its hops are a little more shrill and its body a little lighter and less malty, which makes it an apt match for the sharpness of the cheese.

    ]]>     http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/01/queso290.jpg Aida Mollenkamp 53 Starter 4 cups grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese (about 12 ounces)

    ]]>     1 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese (about 6 ounces)

    ]]>     1 tablespoon cornstarch

    ]]>     1/4 cup whole milk

    ]]>     1 cup minced white onion (about 1 small onion)**

    ]]>     1 (4-ounce) can diced mild green chiles, juices reserved**

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