Cheese Dips | Basics with Babish

It’s a societal responsibility to, at one point or another, provide some kind of dip for a group of hungry party goers - and we’ve all known the anguish of seeing our painstakingly-prepared party provisions go virtually untouched, while Jeff from down the street practically has his bowl licked clean. Well, now it’s your turn - let’s get down to Basics.

Ingredients & Shopping List

+ For the Pimento Cheese Ball:
4 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces sharp yellow cheddar
4 ounce jar of diced pimento peppers
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Dash of hot sauce
6-8 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
Chives, finely chopped (for garnish)
Toast or crackers (for serving)

+ For the Beer Cheese Dip:
2 lbs sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 can Mexican beer (like Modelo)
1/4 cup chopped red pepper
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 jalapeno, sliced
Tortilla chips (for serving)

+ For the Queso Fundido:
8 ounces jack cheese, grated
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Tortilla chips (for serving)

+ For the Spinach and Artichoke Dip:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
8 ounces low moisture mozzarella, grated
2 ounces romano cheese, grated
2 ounces parmesan, grated
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups frozen spinach
3 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 cup artichoke hearts
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
Toast or crackers (for serving)

+ Special equipment:
Food processor
Oven safe skillets, pans, or serving vessels

[babishculinaryuniverse]

Just realized that these are all cheese dips...sooo this is the cheese dip episode now! Will do other kinds of dips in the near future!

[carlyfallon]

With a strong enough blender and the right amount of can do attitude everything is a dip

[maiahobx]

“Let’s say your find yourself with a 4 lb block of white cheddar”
These are problems I want to have.

[Michael]

5:01 my boy really didn't even get the cheese he was fighting so hard for

[Gorilla_Chaos]

the fact I never knew how to make cheese dip singlehandedly prevented me from becoming obese.

Why must you curse others with this knowledge.

[ShadowWarrior]

Always look forward to Babish's pronunciation of Worcestershire sauce

[AimaFreaKtdy]

*just dig in like the monster you know you are*

BABISH KNOWS HIS AUDIENCE REALLY WELL

[Zaxomma]

“What’s-the-shire” sauce. Best one yet lol

[scoutmattox]

I get so happy every time he says “let them get to know each other”

[Kadskudai]

He garnished cheese with cheese






Nice

[LydiaHat]

Babish: What would you do with a 4 pound block of cheddar cheese?

Me: Stick it in a grilled cheese sandwich.

[MCYonazz]

Basics with Babish: Cheese. Oh yeah, and Dips or something, whatever.

[jessstange]

Beer cheese dip is like combining Wisconsin into a dip. I recommend making a loaf beer bread to serve as a beer cheese delivery system or toasted baguette slices and adding minced garlic instead of peppers

[somedude]

"We have to melt the cheese"
You assume we aren't the people who would eat an entire block of cheese at 3 am.

[chloverfield]

"Basics with Babish Dips" but everytime he says cheese it gets faster

[MittenSquad]

No witty intro before the title card? What kind of nightmare world are we living in?

[daleharden]

Brain: EAT MELT CHEESE


Also Brain: It's 3 o'clock in the morning.


Brain: *EAT MELT CHEESE*

[jacksoncohen]

This is the second of your recipes I’ve made for my family and they absolutely love it. I just thought you deserved to know your work is well received

[Jacob-qrpl]

Of course it's not socially acceptable to eat a cheeseball with a spoon.




Use a fork.

[spaal]

>Healthy shake of cayenne
Chef John is slowly possessing Babish and is hoping we won't notice.