Chef Pachucos Bad Ass Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup Recipes

WISCONSIN NATIVE'S BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Stir in hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Pour in chicken broth and beer; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Stir in flour with a wire whisk; cook, stirring until the flour is light brown, about 3 or 4 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, whisking to prevent scorching, until thickened. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in cheese. Keep warm.
• Stir beer mixture into cheese mixture. Stir in Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard. Adjust for hot pepper sauce. Bring to a simmer, and cook 10 minutes. Serve topped with popcorn.

TAVERN CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, brin potatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, celery, leeks and bouillon granules to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Remove from heat (DO NOT DRAIN) and mash mixture until smooth.
• Gently stir in cheese until melted.
• Stir in milk, beer (or water), worcestershire sauce, salt, dry mustard, and white pepper.
• Stir over low heat until hot.

WISCONSIN CHEDDAR CHEESE BEER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat bacon fat in large sauce or soup pan over medium heat.
• Add onion, shallots, garlic and chili powder. Saute two minutes or until soft.
• Add Parsley, cumin powder, beer and bring to a boil.
• Boil five minutes or until liquid has reduced by half.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• In a separate sauce pan, melt butter and add flour. Cook while stirring for a few minutes. Gradually add some of the boiling soup mixture into the flour/butter mixture, stirring well before adding more. When you have mixed in enough of the soup mixture to make the the flour mixture a little runnier, add it all back into the big pot of soup.
• Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, about 40 minutes.
• Remove soup from the heat and blend with hand blender, or pour into blender by batches and blend until smooth.
• Add cheese and chilies. Season with salt and lime juice.
• Serve immediately.

WISCONSIN CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan melt butter.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery, cook until tender.
• Stir in flour, cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until bubbly.
• Stir in baking soda.
• Gradually stir in milk, and broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring until mixture thickens slightly, about 10-15 minutes.
• Add cheese, and red pepper, stirring until melted and well blended.
• Garnish with parsley.

WISCONSIN BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Open beer and let stand while dicing vegetables.
• Saute bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble.
• In large soup kettle, saute vegetables in two tablespoon of bacon grease until soft.
• Add chicken broth.
• Fill chicken can with beer and add to mixture.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
• Pour remaining beer into a small mixing bowl and whisk in flour.
• Gradually add to broth, stirring constantly, till thick.
• Add half and half, bacon and cheese.
• Heat until cheese melts.
• Stir in sugar.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

WISCONSIN BEER-CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Spoon flour into measuring cup& level off.
• Melt butter in large saucepan, and add flour.
• Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly.
• Add garlic, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard and pepper; blend well.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth, half-and-half and beer; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Add cheese; stir until melted.
• Add potatoes and heat gently, stirring often, but do not allow to boil.
• Top with popcorn.