Cheese And Beer Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2/3 cup half-and-half
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup beer (golden or dark amber)
• 2/3 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons frank's original hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• shredded cheese
• hot sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven melt butter over medium heat. add onion powder and garlic and saute until garlic is nicely browned, being careful not to burn it (about 2-3 minutes).
• 2 stir in the flour and blend well with the butter/garlic mixture.
• 3 slowly add half and half stirring well until smooth.
• 4 stir the can of soup into the flour mixture, mixing well.
• 5 add the shredded cheese and stir.
• 6 as cheese begins to melt, add the beer and mix until blended. add additional beer or half and half to thin if desired.
• 7 stir in the worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and nutmeg.
• 8 add salt and pepper (more or less than listed as desired).
• 9 keep soup at a low simmer until served - do not allow to boil!
• 10 serve with extra shredded cheese and hot sauce as garnish if desired.