Best 6 Cheddar Ale Soup Recipes

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.

ALE, CHEDDAR AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Put the butter in a large pot over medium heat. When it melts, add the bacon (if you're using it) and cook until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and some salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add the cauliflower, beer, stock, bay leaf and cayenne. Bring to a boil, then adjust the heat so the mixture bubbles steadily; cover and cook until the cauliflower is very tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Stir in the mustard, and purée the soup with an immersion blender or semi-purée it with a potato masher.
• Toss together the cheddar and cornstarch. Add the cheese mixture to the soup a handful at a time, stirring all the while, until it's well incorporated and the soup is smooth. Serve hot, garnished with the herb.

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.

PUMPKIN ALE BEER CHEESE SOUP WITH SHARP CHEDDAR AND GRUYERE

Steps:

• Melt butter to a four-quart or larger saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, sage, and bay leaf. Saute, stirring frequently, for another minute.
• Add the flour and continue cooking over medium low heat, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes.
• Add the milk, vegetable broth, and beer in a stream, whisking well. Return to a simmer and cook for about five more minutes until very slightly thickened.
• Stir in the pumpkin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
• Add handfuls of cheese, stirring constantly. Cook until cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.

JALAPENO ALE AND CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• 1 Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat and set aside on paper towels to drain, reserving 1-2 tablespoons of the grease in the pan. 2 Add the onion, celery and jalapeno and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. 3 Add the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about a minute. 4 Add the butter and let it melt and get all bubbly then sprinkle on the flour and let it cook until it starts to turn golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. 5 Add the ale followed by the broth and bacon and let cook for 10 minutes. 6 Add the cream, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and cheese and cook until the cheese has melted but do not bring it back to a boil. 7 Season with cayenne, salt and pepper to taste. and enjoy.

CHEDDAR-ALE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in saucepan over med heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 min. Add beer; bring to boil and boil for 5 min.
• 2. Add potatoes, broth and water; cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cook until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat. Mash potatoes.
• 3. Whisk milk and flour and add to soup. Cook on med-high, whisking occasionally, until thickened.
• 4. Remove from heat, stir in 1 1/2 c. cheese; keep stirring until melted.
• 5. Serve the soup with cheese and pepper as garnish. Enjoy!