Soup and beer lovers, this one is especially for you.
If you’re looking to spice up your SuperBowl Sunday with something other than the usual fare, might I suggest a filling beer-and-cheddar soup? Creamy and complex in flavor, it’s a dish everyone can appreciate. Plus, who doesn’t love beer and cheese?
INGREDIENTS
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1½ cups whole milk 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 2 tablespoons canola or grapeseed oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
¼ fennel bulb, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, very finely chopped
1 dried bay leaf
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup pilsner-style beer (such as
Pilsner Urquell or Brooklyn Pilsner)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pound mild cheddar, coarsely
grated (about 4 cups; preferably orange Wisconsin cheddar)
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black
pepper
4 cups unseasoned plain popped popcorn
¼ teaspoon ground fennel seeds
DIRECTIONS |
In a medium saucepan
set over medium heat, combine the milk and the chicken broth. Bring to a
simmer, then reduce the heat to low to keep the mixture warm.
set over medium heat, combine the milk and the chicken broth. Bring to a
simmer, then reduce the heat to low to keep the mixture warm.
In a soup pot set over
medium heat, add the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Once the butter is
melted, add the carrots, celery, onion, fennel, garlic and bay leaf. Cook,
stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle
in the flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 3 minutes.
medium heat, add the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Once the butter is
melted, add the carrots, celery, onion, fennel, garlic and bay leaf. Cook,
stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle
in the flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 3 minutes.
Slowly pour in the
warm milk-broth mixture, whisking constantly to avoid forming lumps. Whisk in
the beer and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring
frequently and monitoring the heat so the soup simmers but doesn’t boil
(boiling causes the soup to separate). Remove the bay leaf and stir in the
Worcestershire sauce. While stirring constantly, gradually add the cheddar
cheese, salt and pepper. Transfer about half of the soup to a blender and blend
until smooth. Strain the soup through a fine-mesh sieve and into a clean soup
pot set over medium-low heat to keep the soup warm; repeat with the remaining
soup.
warm milk-broth mixture, whisking constantly to avoid forming lumps. Whisk in
the beer and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring
frequently and monitoring the heat so the soup simmers but doesn’t boil
(boiling causes the soup to separate). Remove the bay leaf and stir in the
Worcestershire sauce. While stirring constantly, gradually add the cheddar
cheese, salt and pepper. Transfer about half of the soup to a blender and blend
until smooth. Strain the soup through a fine-mesh sieve and into a clean soup
pot set over medium-low heat to keep the soup warm; repeat with the remaining
soup.
In a medium bowl, add
the popcorn. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, melt the remaining 2
tablespoons of butter. Add the ground fennel seeds and whisk to combine. Pour
the butter over the popcorn and toss to combine.
the popcorn. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, melt the remaining 2
tablespoons of butter. Add the ground fennel seeds and whisk to combine. Pour
the butter over the popcorn and toss to combine.
Ladle the soup into serving bowls and serve
topped with the seasoned popcorn.
topped with the seasoned popcorn.
(Picture and recipe via The Tasting Table Test
Kitchen)
Kitchen)
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