Ajvar And Sausage Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds bulk spicy pork sausage
1 onion, minced
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cloves garlic, minced
8 fluid ounces half-and-half
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into chunks
12 ounces ajvar sauce (roasted eggplant and red bell peppers)
1 teaspoon harissa (optional)

Preparation

Cook and stir sausage and onion together in a skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir flour and garlic until mixture is color of coffee with cream, about 5 minutes. Add half-and-half and stir until smooth. Mix cream cheese and ajvar sauce into half-and-half mixture; cook and stir until cheese is melted and mixture is well combined, 2 to 4 minutes.
Mix sausage into ajvar mixture; add harissa and mix well.