Potted Cheese

Name: Potted Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb Cheddar, or any hard cheese; 450 g/1 lb Cheddar, or any hard cheese; 8 tablespoons brown ale/dark beer; 8 tablespoons brown ale/dark beer; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup butter; 2 tablespoons allspice, ground

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This is a useful spread to have in the refrigerator. It makes a tasty snack, or can be served with toast as a first course.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb Cheddar, or any hard cheese
8 tablespoons

Snack
Starter
Dinner
Summer
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Grate the cheese, then add the beer, butter and allspice. Mix together thoroughly (in a food processor, if you have one) then pack it into a screwtop pot (a large jam jar will do) and refrigerate. To serve, dig spoonfuls from the pot or remove the whole cheese and cut slices from it.