Sausage Cheese Soup Wisconsin No Beer 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.

SAUSAGE CHEESE SOUP, WISCONSIN, NO BEER

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot and garlic; sauté until softened.
• Add flour; cook 5 minutes, stirring often. Add chicken broth, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard and bay leaf.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until soup has thickened, whisking often. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Slowly whisk cheeses into soup until blended and smooth.
• Cut Smoked Sausage lengthwise into quarters, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces. Sauté sausage in small skillet over medium-high heat until heated through. Blot excess grease with paper towels; add sausage to soup. Serve soup hot.

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.

DENNY'S BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a fair-size pot, combine the beer and the can of soup.
• Add the cubed or shredded cheese to the beer/soup mixture.
• Add all of the other ingredients to taste.
• Bring the entire mixture to a boil, stirring very frequently.
• By the time it boils, your cheese should be almost completely melted and mixed in with the soup.
• (Note: if you use a smaller pot, the carbonated beer may boil over quickly, so be careful.) Once the cheese is completely melted, reduce the heat.
• Simmer for at least 5-10 minutes, longer if you prefer thicker soup.
• Stir occasionally.