Smoked Cheddar Amber Ale Potato Soup Food

BEER CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• To make this easy beer cheese potato soup, start by washing and drying your russet potatoes and microwave them for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn the potatoes over and then microwave them for another 3 minutes.
• While your potatoes are cooking, add the butter, sweet onion, carrots and celery to a large soup pot and heat over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until the vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Whisk the all purpose flour into the vegetables and continue to whisk for 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in the milk, chicken stock and beer and bring your soup to a low boil while whisking constantly. Once boiling, reduce your heat back down to medium and stir in your Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, spices and your cheddar cheese.
• When all of your cheese is melted, add in your crumbled bacon, chunks of ham, heavy cream and green onions. When everything is finally all combined, cut your cooked potatoes into bite sized chunks. Stir in your potatoes and let your soup simmer for 10 minutes so everything incorporates with each other. Garnish with reserved toppings and serve immediately with good crusty bread!Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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.

VERMONT CHEDDAR AND ALE SOUP

Steps:

• In butter sweat onion, carrots, celery and pepper over medium heat for 15 minutes, until soft. Add thyme, potato, and chicken stock; simmer until potato is soft, about 15 minutes. While this is simmering, make the roux: melt 1/2 cup butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour, stir 5 minutes; do not brown. When potato is soft, whisk roux into pot; stir and allow to thicken. Add beer, continue to stir. Add milk; stir to combine; allow to simmer for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mustard, sauces, salt and pepper; taste to adjust seasonings. Whisk in cheddar, taste again. Do not allow soup to boil after adding cheese. Pour into bowls, topping each bowl with 2 tablespoons grated cheddar and a little fresh parsley.

CHEDDAR POTATO-BEER SOUP WITH SHREDDED HAM

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots, potatoes and onion; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.
• Add beer; heat to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits.
• Add chicken broth; heat to a boil.
• Cook until potatoes and carrots are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Pour soup, in batches if necessary, into blender or food processor (or use a hand-held'boat motor' blender).
• Puree and return to saucepan.
• Stir in cheese; heat, stirring, until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning; add more pepper flakes if needed.
• Ladle into bowls.
• Top each with shredded ham.