Beer Cheese Soup Recipe

One of the best cheese recipes in my opinion is beer cheese soup. This is a great dish that is great for a cold day. This is a hearty, tasty soup that will go great with good, thick crusty bread. There are all kinds of restaurants that serve beer cheese soup, but sometimes you just want to sit at home and eat it. Let’s take a look at the recipe for beer cheese soup and figure out how to make it at home so we can eat it whenever we want.

Ingredients for Beer Cheese Soup

6 tablespoons Butter
1 pound smoked Sausage, chopped
8 large Shallots, chopped
½ cup Flour
2 cans Chicken broth
1 bottle of Beer (generally an ale)
2 cups Potatoes
2 cups Milk
1 pound Cheddar cheese, grated
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Dry Mustard
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 tablespoon Hot Sauce

Making the Soup

The first thing that you want to do when making the Beer Cheese soup is that you want to get out a large Dutch oven pan. You will melt the butter into the pan and add the sausage. You will sauté that for about 5 minutes over medium heat, stir occasionally. When that is done, add the shallots and sauté until those are translucent, which means they are cooked. Then, put the flour in, this will make a rue that will thicken the soup when you add the broth to it. Once the rue is made, pour in the bottle of beer and add the chicken broth. You will stir this well and bring it up to a boil, and then you will reduce the heat to simmer and let it cook for 3 or 4 minutes, make sure you stir it every now and then. When it has thickened slightly, put in the potatoes and continue to simmer for about another 12 minutes, or at least until the potatoes are cooked. Then, add the milk, the cheese, the salt, and all the flavorings. Stir that up over low heat until the cheese is smooth.

This will complete your beer cheese soup recipe. From here, grab a good loaf of crusty bread, toast it up and throw some butter on it. Serve it and enjoy this warm, hearty soup with all of your family. It is definitely a great soup that eats like a meal.

-Written by Viktoria Carella