Aleandcheddarsoup Recipes

ALE AND CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat.
• Add bacon and sauté for 1 minute.
• Add onion; sauté for 2 minutes or until tender.
• Add flour; reduce heat to medium; cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Add stock and ale; increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
• Add potatoes; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Transfer soup in batched to the food processor and process until smooth.
• Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Stir in cream, salt and pepper.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Note: Do not boil this soup again or it will curdle.

CHEDDAR BEER SOUP

Steps:

• Wash leeks in a bowl of cold water, agitating water, then lift out leeks and drain in a colander.
• Cook leeks, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in butter in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to moderately low and sprinkle flour over vegetables, then cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add milk, broth, and beer in a stream, whisking, then simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Add cheese by handfuls, stirring constantly, and cook until cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes (do not boil). Discard bay leaf.
• Serve sprinkled with bacon.

STEAK AND ALE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat.
• Combine the flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a ziplock plastic bag.
• Toss the meat in the flour, a few pieces at a time.
• Add the meat, a few pieces at a time, to the oil and brown on all sides.
• Transfer the browned meat to the insert of a 5-7 quart slow cooker.
• When all the meat is browned, add the onions, garlic, and thyme to the same skillet over med-high heat and saute until the onions begin to soften and become translucent.
• Add the ale to the pan and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Transfer the contents of the skillet to the slow cooker insert and add broth, carrots, parsnips, and potatoes.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on LOW for 8-10 hours, until the vegetables are tender and the beef is fork tender.
• Season with salt and pepper before serving.