Chef Joe Schweska’s Original Sauce

Name: Chef Joe Schweska’s Original Sauce
Yield: Makes enough for 2 horseshoe sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounces (120 ml) beer (preferably ale or pilsener), at room temperature; 4 ounces (120 ml) beer (preferably ale or pilsener), at room temperature; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 4 ounces (120 ml) beer (preferably ale or pilsener), at room temperature; 8 ounces (225 g) high-quality cheddar cheese, shredded; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; ½ teaspoon dry mustard; 1¼ cups (300 ml) milk; ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (1 stick/115 g) butter

Preparation info

Makes enough for
2
horseshoe sandwiches

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Great American Burger Book

By George Motz

Published 2016

About

Ingredients

½ cup (1 stick/115 g) butter
¼ cup

Americas
United States
Illinois
Sauce
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat, then add the flour and whisk constantly.
When the flour mixture is a little toasted (it will smell almost nutty), after about 2 minutes, slowly add the milk. Whisk constantly until all the lumps are gone (do not let it boil).
Add the dry mustard, Worcestershire, cheese, salt, and cayenne pepper, stil