Beer Cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 1/2 ounces flour
• 2 1/2 ounces butter
• 1/8 cup onion, chopped
• 1/8 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup beer
• 4 ounces bacon or 4 ounces ham, diced
• 1 1/4 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon, then set aside.
• 2 saute onion and carrot in butter until tender.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 warm butter in a small pan, add flour and cook for 5 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 bring chicken stock to a boil.
• 7 stir in flour/butter mixture until dissolved.
• 8 reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
• 9 add onion, carrot, worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, tabasco, and bacon.
• 10 cook on low-medium heat for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 11 stir in cheese until completely melted, add beer and cook for 15 minutes on low, stirring frequently, and serve.