Southern-Style Pimento Cheese

Southern-Style Pimento Cheese spread … the quintessential southern food.

Actually pimento cheese is oft referred to every bit the caviar of the south, simply that’s some other story.  This uncomplicated spread reflects the pose dorsum mental attitude you lot may discovery on a sweltering summertime afternoon inward the south, sitting on the forepart porch listening to the rhythmic hum of the cicada, drinking sugariness tea.  Parts of the southward nevertheless deed a trivial slower than the residue of the world, simply I oft believe that’s their means of keeping cool – because alongside all that humidity, it’s piece of cake to interruption out into sweat!

 

 

As a young daughter inward Tennessee, I remember my woman raise used to brand pimento cheese inward the summertime months, in addition to generally on the weekends.  My dad loved a pimento cheese sandwich for tiffin later mowing the lawn or coming dwelling from a circular of golf.

I tin nevertheless meet her shredding the cheese on a box grater, non criterion whatsoever of the ingredients, simply making it perfectly every time.

 

 

Most pimento cheese recipes select the basic 4 ingredients:  mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, diced pimentos in addition to seasonings.

From in that place the options seem endless.  I nevertheless similar the basic recipe the best, alongside a trivial estrus to laissez passer on it that zing!  This was a particular asking past times my hubby who also remembers his woman raise making homemade pimento cheese when he was a trivial boy.  Food memories are in addition to thus sweet!  Check the seasonings in addition to experience gratis to jazz it upwardly a fleck alongside minced jalapeño or your favorite hot sauce.  There are other recipes for pimento cheese that also include mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, in addition to perhaps onion powder.  This is a basic recipe similar my woman raise made simply my hubby did add together a trivial extra sprinkle of cayenne.   Be careful non to add together besides much common salt if you’re serving it alongside crackers.  If you lot desire to tone downward the extra-sharp cheddar cheese, role one-half Monterey Jack instead.

 

 

That close covers it ya’ll!

 

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Southern-Style Pimento Cheese

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

A uncomplicated cheddar cheese dip served alongside crackers, vegetables or used every bit a sandwich spread in addition to t's fifty-fifty terrific on grilled cheese!

Course:

Appetizer

Cuisine:

Southern

Servings: 4 cups

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  4
  cups
  shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese,
  lightly packed (about 12 ounces)
  


• 
  1
  4-ounce jolt diced pimento, drained
  


• 
  4
  ounces
  cream cheese,
  room temperature
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  mayonnaise
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  cayenne pepper
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  Tobasco
  


• 
  dash of seasoned salt
  


• 
  Fresh terra firma dark pepperserve alongside crackers or vegetables
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Shred the cheese on a large box grater in addition to add together to a large mixing bowl. Add the drained pimento in addition to pose aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   Blend together the mayonnaise, cream cheese, cayenne, Tobasco, pepper in addition to seasoned common salt until polish in addition to creamy. I used a pocket-size nutrient processor that came alongside my stick blender to blend these ingredients. Works great!
   
   


3. 
   
   Add the mayonnaise mixture to the cheese in addition to blend alongside a spatula until combined.
   
   


4. 
   
   Chill until served.
   
   

 

        

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I tin nevertheless convey out the southern daughter accent if I select a glass or two of wine.   I made a neat endeavour to get rid of the accent after moving to Colorado inward my early on 20’s where I was teased mercilessly.  I retrieve working for a human from Baltimore in addition to he asked me what “fixin to” meant.  Sheesh – I’m fixin to country you lot something for sure.  Hehehe.

Happy Fri my friends!  Thanks in addition to thus much for stopping past times in addition to select a lovely weekend!

Tricia

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