BEER AND GOUDA AND SOUP

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A delicious rich, creamy soup with beer, Gouda, Cheddar, bacon and chives. Perfect for those chilly days. This is my copycat recipe of a dish I had at a popular chain restaurant, where it is served with warm pretzel sticks. I also like to serve it with a warm pretzel roll.

Provided by winofoodie

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 teaspoon butter
1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia), minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle light beer
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
¼ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup shredded Gouda cheese
½ cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
¼ cup chopped fresh chives

Steps:

Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sweet onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into the onion; cook and stir together until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour light beer into the saucepan, bring to a simmer, and cook until onion is completely tender, about 10 minutes.
Stir chicken broth into the beer mixture; bring to a boil. Stream milk into the saucepan while stirring to form the base of the soup.
Heat 1/4 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl in microwave oven until melted and hot, 30 to 60 seconds. Stir flour into the melted butter until the mixture binds into a roux; pour into the soup. Cook and stir soup until it begins to simmer and thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove soup from heat. Melt Gouda cheese and Cheddar cheese into the soup a handful at a time, stirring each addition into the liquid until smooth; season with black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with bacon and chives to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.9 g, Cholesterol 71.2 mg, Fat 21.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 1097.2 mg, Sugar 6 g