Alon Shaya Pairs His Pimiento Cheese with Fried Saltines for a Successful Tremendous Bowl Snack

Super Bowl recipe rollout

Tremendous Bowl recipe rollout

Antonis Achilleos

Alon Shaya‘s 25-minute pimiento cheese dip makes for the “excellent get together snack for watching sports activities video games or getting the night time began,” says the chef-owner at Saba in New Orleans and Safta in Denver.

To pair with it, Shaya makes use of ghee, or clarified butter, to show up the flavour of a easy cracker. “Ghee will be cooked for longer and at a better temperature than butter so it’s going to impart the identical wealthy taste with out scorching. Utilizing it to fry the saltines is simple to do and transports a typical pantry merchandise into an actual showstopper,” he says.

“The ultimate dish ought to have a kick of spice from the pimento peppers, tang from the recent sauce and vinegar and a creamy, spreadable texture,” provides Shaya. “A wealthy, buttery saltine that helps to steadiness the flavors.”

Alon Shaya’s Pimiento Cheese with Butter-Crisped Saltine Crackers

8 oz. aged sharp white Cheddar cheese, grated (about 2 cups)

8 oz. aged sharp yellow Cheddar cheese, grated (about 2 cups)

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup thinly sliced scallions (from 6 scallions)

1 (4-oz.) jar pimientos, drained and chopped

2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. scorching sauce

1 tsp. kosher salt

½ tsp. freshly floor black pepper

½ cup ghee (clarified butter)

1 (4-oz.) sleeve saltine crackers (about 36 crackers)

1. Stir collectively Cheddar cheeses, mayonnaise, scallions, pimientos, apple cider vinegar, scorching sauce, salt and pepper in a big mixing bowl till totally mixed.

2. Soften ghee in a big skillet over medium warmth till shimmering. Working in batches, add saltines to skillet in a single layer. Fry till crisp and golden, about 30 seconds per aspect. Switch crackers to a paper-towel-lined plate to empty. Repeat with remaining crackers, including further ghee to skillet as wanted. Serve crackers with pimiento cheese. (Pimiento cheese will be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 5 days.)

Serves: 12
Energetic time: 25 minutes
Complete time: 25 minutes

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