Thick Beer-cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 17 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 52 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup celery, chopped fine
• 1 cup onion, chopped fine
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups milk or 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• black pepper
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 lbs sharp cheddar cheese, grated (or less)
• 18 ounces beer

Recipe

• 1 saute celery and onions in oil until transparent.
• 2 add flour and cook about 7 mins (do not let onions get brown).
• 3 add milk, chicken stock, mustard powder, worcestershire sauce, pepper, tabasco and salt.
• 4 cook, about 45 mins on low heat.
• 5 add the shredded cheese; mix well.
• 6 add the beer; mix.
• 7 heat through (do not boil).