hello and welcome to the culinary exchange my name is matthew and in this video we're making pimento cheese have a large bold and to it I'm going to add 3/4 of a cup of mayonnaise use your favorite three quarters of a cup of Greek yogurt 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder teaspoon of ancho chili powder and just a dash of hot sauce give this mix to this I'm going to add four ounces of diced jarred pimento peppers can add more or less to taste this I'm going to add a pound of my favorite cheddar this is a farmhouse cheddar I graded it on my box grater just use that small side check for seasoning - a salt not too much because the cheddar is salty a nice cracked black pepper - more hot sauce stir it together I'll put my pimento cheese in a bin and I'll refrigerate it about an hour just to let the flavors come together I have some of our come in - cheese that's been cooling in the fridge you can let it come to room temperature if you'd like to go to spread it on some crackers give it a taste well that cheddar cheese and those Mentos peppers go so nicely together with just a dash of heat and the smokiness from the ancho chili powder in the hot sauce delicious what else can you do with the pimento cheese why make grilled cheese of course add some butter some nice pieces of rye bread just going to spread this side with some butter flip both pieces over or this side take some of my nice pimento cheese spread put it right in the middle put the top on and we're ready to grill it give it a taste mmm oh my goodness well cheese is melty those flavors come out it's creamy delicious and there you have it that's how you make a mint oh cheese hey for more great recipes and cooking tips come visit us at the culinary exchange com I'm Matthew thanks for watching