Beer Cheese Soup Iv Recipes

BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Spread garlic butter over 12 baguette slices. Top with cheese and place on a baking sheet.
• Broil cheese toasts 6" from the heat until golden and bubbly, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Reserve drippings and remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
• Add butter to reserved bacon drippings. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic and cook over medium heat until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Stir in flour and dry mustard. Cook 1 minute.
• Slowly add beer a little bit at a time whisking after each addition. The mixture will be very thick at first. Add chicken broth and cream a little bit at a time whisking until smooth after each addition. Add Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, smoked paprika, and fresh thyme leaves.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat while whisking. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until thick and bubbly. Remove from the heat.
• Set 1/4 cup cheese aside for topping, stir remaining cheese into the soup until melted.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, top with reserved cheese and crumbled bacon. Serve with cheese toasts.

BEER CHEESE SOUP II

Steps:

• Melt the butter or margarine in a 4 1/2 quart soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and Worcestershire sauce and stir well. Add the beer and raise the heat to high and boil for 3 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Add the chicken broth and bring the soup back to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer.
• Combine the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water and stir until smooth. Set aside.
• Add the half-and-half and shredded cheese to the soup. Stir constantly until the cheese melts. Then stir in the cornstarch mixture. Stir constantly until the soup is thick, about 2 minutes. Serve garnished with bacon bits.

BEER CHEESE SOUP (AKA LEINIE'S BEER CHEESE SOUP)

Steps:

• Cook wild rice, set aside (or you can use precooked wild rice from the can).
• Cook bacon, chop & then set aside.
• Sauté onion and mushrooms in (2 tbsp) butter until tender. Set aside (or dump into bacon & rice pan/bowl to save room).
• Warm (6 tbsp) butter in a small pan, add flour and cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently, which will make a nice (roux) paste. Set aside.
• Bring chicken stock to a low boil.
• Stir in flour/butter mixture until dissolved.
• Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Add sour cream, Worcestershire Sauce, garlic powder, celery salt, ground mustard, Tabasco, & pepper.
• Add wild rice, bacon, mushrooms, & onion, then stir in cheese until completely melted.
• Cook on low-medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Slowly add Lienie's Red and cook for 15 - 30 minutes on med-low, stirring frequently (adjust consistency by adding more Leinie's or flour if necessary). Careful to not hard boil.
• Add additional pepper, wild rice, bacon and/or mushrooms to taste.
• Garnish with additional bacon and/or popcorn and a couple shreds of cheese. Side with a sourdough boule or similar fresh bread; when tail-gaiting use sourdough croutons.
• Freeze it, gift it, love it. This is THE soup that all your friends will want the recipe for!
• Ignore nutrition facts -if your worried about fat or calories you probably shouldn't make beer cheese soup : ) Bon Appétit !

BEER CHEESE SOUP V

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, melt butter. Cook celery, carrots and onion in butter until onion is translucent. Stir in flour and mustard to coat vegetables. Pour in chicken broth and simmer until slightly thickened. Puree mixture in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender. Return to pot.
• When pureed mixture is hot, begin to stir in Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Parmesan, a little at a time, alternately with the beer, until all is fully incorporated and melted. Serve at once.