English Country Cheddar Soup Recipes

ENGLISH COUNTRY CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, heat butter (or chicken fat) until melted, then add onion and leek. Sweat until tender, stirring often, then sprinkle in flour and stir well to incorporate. Cook for 3-4 minutes to eliminate the raw-flour taste, then whisk in broth and wine until smooth. Add carrots, then bring to a boil and simmer 15-20 minutes, until soup thickens.
• Off-heat, add cheese, Worcestershire, cayenne, and salt. Stir until cheese is melted and soup is smooth. Stir in cream and cook until just heated through. Do not let it boil, which could break the soup. Garnish with chives and serve.

QUICK SAVORY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper; stir until smooth. Gradually add milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add carrot and celery; simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add to milk mixture and stir until blended. Add cheeses. Cook and stir until melted (do not boil). Garnish with chives if desired.

CREAMY CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with onion mixture.
• Add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Add milk and heat just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• In covered blender at medium speed, blend about 1/4 of soup mixture at a time until smooth. Return to saucepan and, over medium heat, heat just to boiling. Remove from heat.
• With wire whisk or slotted spoon, stir in cheese until melted. If cheese does not melt completely, cook over very low heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly.

ENGLISH CHEDDAR CHOWDER (CHEESE SOUP)

Steps:

• Finely chop carrots, celery and scallions. Put them in the cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve the vegetable and liquid for later.
• Finely chop the small onion.
• In a large pan, melt the butter and saute the onion until wilted.
• Blend in flour, cook for a few minutes, then slowly add the chicken broth, whisking mixture constantly. Stir until thickened slightly.
• Add the milk and vegetable mixture and bring to a boil.
• Add the salt and pepper, dry mustard and cayenne pepper.
• Grate the cheddar cheese and add the cheese to the mixture.
• Stir until the cheese is melted and the soup is well blended.
• Do not boil the soup after the cheese is added. You risk having the cheese separate.