Cheddar Potato Beer Soup With Shredded Ham Recipes

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots, potatoes and onion; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.
• Add beer; heat to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits.
• Add chicken broth; heat to a boil.
• Cook until potatoes and carrots are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Pour soup, in batches if necessary, into blender or food processor (or use a hand-held'boat motor' blender).
• Puree and return to saucepan.
• Stir in cheese; heat, stirring, until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning; add more pepper flakes if needed.
• Ladle into bowls.
• Top each with shredded ham.

Steps:

• Bake the 4 potatoes. To do this, scrub clean, coat lightly with oil and salt them (Kosher salt strongly preferred) (nay a requirement!). Preheat oven to 400 and bake for 45 minutes. Adjust cooking time to make sure they pierce easily with a fork.
• As the potatoes cook, chop onion and celery and start the bacon.
• Bacon needs to be cut into 1" pieces and cook in a heavy bottom soup pot. Cook on medium heat and take it out when done (I like it crispy).
• Once bacon is done, take out with slotted spoon and set on a plate with paper towel underneath and on top to absorb grease. I must note this is not for health, but for flavor and texture!
• In the grease of the bacon, put in the chopped onion and celery.
• Sautee until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the 4 T butter and stir until it melts. Yes, at first this seems like a lot of grease!
• Sprinkle the flour (sifted if possible) onto the onion/celery mix. Add at least 1/2 cup, up to one full cup. Stirring continuously, this makes a paste.
• You are now basically making a roux with the vegetables- called singering if you want to throw french cuisine words around!
• Stir this until all of the flour and fats are combined smoothly. Keep stirring it another 5 minutes until it becomes a 'blonde' roux (a light tan color).
• Slowly at first (about 1/4 cup at a time) add the chicken broth. Continue to add broth to keep the now paste-like roux softened. Add more and more at a time to get the roux into a creamy texture. It should continue to accept more liquid.
• After about half the broth has been added you can just dump in the rest. However use common sense here. Keep stirring. You never want to let it get too watery.
• Once all the broth has been added, bring in the two 12 oz bottles of beer. Please use a local microbrwery. I use 'winter ale'. Add this a little at a time and continue to stir. Your loving stirring is what is going to make this an awesome soup. I think I already said this, but this soup is to be used for good only. If you are planning on a nefarious use of the soup then go ahead and throw all of the ingredients in at once.
• You (if you are good) will now have a thickly flowing base.
• Cut the baked potatoes into 1" chunks, skins and all.
• Add these to the pot and stir in to incorporate.
• Using an immersion blender (or put batches into a stand up blender), mix the entire mixture into a thick stew. Add water to thin if necessaary. Don't add too much liquid until the blending is done.
• Add 1 Cup sour cream to the soup.
• Add 1 bag of shredded sharp cheese to the soup.
• Let soup cook 10-20 minutes on memdium-low to blend.
• Serve with bacon crumbled on top, some shredded cheese, sour cream and the chopped green onions.(and the pun was soouper bowl in case you did not get it!).

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, onion and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly (do not drain). In a blender, cover and process mixture in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan and heat through., Stir in the milk, beer, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon, salt, mustard and white pepper; heat through. Stir in cheese just until melted. If desired, top with croutons, bacon, chives and/or pepper.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot. Add in the onion and celery and sauté until tender and then stir in the garlic. Add 3 tablespoons of the flour, stir, and cook for 2 minutes, until it starts to turn a golden brown. Slowly pour the stout in while stirring. Once the stout is incorporated the potatoes, ham, and stock can all be added. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the potatoes are just tender. Reduce to a simmer. In a separate pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the remaining flour and cook for 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in the milk until incorporated. Add the cheese in small handfuls, stirring between additions until melted. Once the cheese sauce is ready, spoon a ladle of hot stock into the cheese sauce and stir to thin. Repeat once more. Pour the thinned cheese sauce into the soup pot and stir to incorporate. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Using a medium sized stock pot bring water to a boil, add potatoes and cook until tender. Drain reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Stir in butter, onion and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually stir in potatoes, reserved liquid, milk, sugar, cheese, and ham. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring potatoes and water to a boil. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. In a blender or food processor, process reserved liquid and 1/4 cup cooked potatoes until smooth; set aside. Set remaining potatoes aside., In a large saucepan, saute ham and onion in oil until onion is tender. In a bowl, combine milk powder, flour, pepper, milk and processed potato mixture until smooth. Stir into ham and onion. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Reduce heat to low. Add the cheese, broccoli and reserved potatoes; cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted and heated through. Serve immediately.