Tangerine IPA Yogurt Sauce
This Tangerine IPA Yogurt Sauce recipe adds a nice bit of tang from yogurt, some acidic citrus notes from a hoppy IPA, and a nuttiness from the sesame seed paste (seed butter) that perfectly complements a Chicken & Turkey Köfte with IPA.
As this sauce is made up of mostly yogurt, using a high-quality cultured dairy product is critical. I love the taste and texture of Straus Family Creamery. Their Greek style, plain, whole milk yogurt creates a wonderful canvas for other flavors to dance off of. The use of more beneficial bacteria and cultures in this style of yogurt add in probiotic health as well.
When choosing a beer to cook with, a citrus-forward APA | IPA | DIPA is preferred. As this fermented dairy sauce isn’t cooked, there aren’t any issues with heat affecting the hop bitterness. This raw sauce, with the right beer, will pop with wonderful citrus flavors. Think about the beautiful grapefruit flavors from a Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Pale Ale, or the tangerine notes from a Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Union Jack IPA or other hop derived flavor found in their Luponic Distortion IPA Series. The beer style is important, as is the final flavor that the beer will impart in the finished sauce.
Tahini
If you are making a Middle Eastern feast, try serving this sauce with Pomegranate Rose Stout Yogurt Sauce and the garlicky rich Toum sauce. These sauces were designed to go with Middle Eastern Falafel, Za’atar Roasted Eggplant, Homemade Pita Beer Bread, Hoppy Tabbouleh, Baba Ghanoush, and Beer Hummus. This sauce would also be incredible on a Mediterranean Stuffed Leg of Lamb, Homemade Gyro Meat, or a Beer Brined Free Range Chicken.
Makes: about 1/2 cup of sauce
Adapted from BeerAdvocate Magazine: Cuisine à la Bière | Mar 2015 | Issue #98
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 1/2 cup | 5 minute |
| Passive Time |
| 30 minute |
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Tangerine IPA Yogurt Sauce, is a beer yogurt sauce designed for Turkish Chicken & Turkey Köfte, Middle Eastern Falafal or can be used as a salad dressing.
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- 1/2 cup yogurt, Greek style, plain, whole milk preferably organic, such as Straus Family Creamery
- 2 tablespoon IPA such as Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
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2 tablespoon
tahini or sesame seed butter, such as Mighty Sesame Co. Organic Tahini
- 1 tablespoon seeds, sesame, black and white mix
- 1 tablespoon tangerine zest, or orange
- 1 tablespoon tangerine juice or orange
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, kosher
- In a small bowl, add the yogurt, IPA, tahini, sesame seeds, tangerine (or other citrus) zest and juice and salt. Using a whisk, mix the ingredients together. Transfer the sauce to a jar and seal, refrigerating for a few hours before serving to allow the flavors to fully infuse.
- The sauce will last up to a week in the refrigerator.
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