Sconnie Beer Cheese Soup

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups chopped carrots, onion and celery
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups beer (ale is recommended, like Potosi's Snake Hollow Pale Ale)
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 4 cups half and half cream
  • 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Chopped Bacon and green onion for garnish

Instructions

Directions:

  1. Sauté chopped bacon. Drain on towel and set aside.
  2. Sweat carrots, onions, and celery in butter for 10 minutes.
  3. Add garlic, cook additional minute. Add flour, a bit at a time and stir constantly.
  4. Cook for a few minutes. Stir in half and half cream, beer, broth, mustards, and Worcestershire sauce.
  5. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  6. Remove from heat, then slowly and gradually add cheese while stirring.
  7. Ladle into bowl and garnish with bacon and green onion.