Wisconsin Sausage Soup Food

WISCONSIN SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and garlic and saute unitl softened.
• Add flour, cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add chicken broth, milk, beer, Worcestershire, salt, mustard, and bay leaf.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until soup has thickened, whisking often.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Slowly whisk both cheeses into soups until combined and smooth.
• Cut sausage lengthwise into quarters, then slice into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Saute sausage in a small skillet over medium-high heat until heated through.
• Blot excess fat from sausage with paper towels.
• Add sausage to soup and stir.
• Serve hot with crackers or crusty bread.

SAUSAGE CHEESE SOUP, WISCONSIN, NO BEER

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot and garlic; sauté until softened.
• Add flour; cook 5 minutes, stirring often. Add chicken broth, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard and bay leaf.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until soup has thickened, whisking often. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Slowly whisk cheeses into soup until blended and smooth.
• Cut Smoked Sausage lengthwise into quarters, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces. Sauté sausage in small skillet over medium-high heat until heated through. Blot excess grease with paper towels; add sausage to soup. Serve soup hot.

WISCONSIN BRATS AND BEER CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and shallots. Reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring frequently, about 10-15 minutes or until the onion is very soft and golden.
• 2. In a large screw top jar, combine broth and flour. Cover and shake until combined and smooth. Stir into the onion mixture. Add the milk (or cream) and black pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Gradually, stir in the cheese; reduce heat to low. Cook stirring frequently until cheese melts, but do not boil!
• 3. Stir in the bratwurst and beer. Stir until just heated through. Serve. Garnish with freshly chopped chives or green onion tops and a sprinkle of shredded cheddar as garnish. Serve with warm rye bread, garlic bread or any crusty bread. Also wonderful served in bread bowls.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots and green pepper; cook and stir until tender, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from pot., In same pot, brown sausage over medium heat. Add potatoes, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, broth and onion mixture. If desired, stir in liquid smoke and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. If desired, top servings with sour cream.

WISCONSIN NATIVE'S BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Stir in hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Pour in chicken broth and beer; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Stir in flour with a wire whisk; cook, stirring until the flour is light brown, about 3 or 4 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, whisking to prevent scorching, until thickened. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in cheese. Keep warm.
• Stir beer mixture into cheese mixture. Stir in Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard. Adjust for hot pepper sauce. Bring to a simmer, and cook 10 minutes. Serve topped with popcorn.