Brat, Beer and Cheese Soup

Name: Brat, Beer and Cheese Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup onion, minced; 1 cup celery, minced; 1 cup carrot, sliced; 1/4 cup flour; 1 lb potato, peeled and diced; 6 cups chicken stock; 1 (12 ounce) can beer; 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon red cayenne pepper; 1/2 cup half-and-half (or milk); 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese; 3 bratwursts, cooked and sliced

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 8

ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup onion, minced
1 cup celery, minced
1 cup carrot, sliced
¹⁄₄ cup flour
1 lb potato, peeled and diced
6 cups chicken stock
1 (12 ounce) can beer
¹⁄₂ teaspoon mustard powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground black pepper
¹⁄₈ teaspoon red cayenne pepper
¹⁄₂ cup half-and-half (or milk)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
3 bratwursts, cooked and sliced

directions

Heat olive oil in soup pot over medium heat.
Add onion, celery and carrots.
Cook about 15 minutes or until tender, stirring every so often to keep from sticking.
Stir in flour, cook about 1 minute.
Add potatoes, stock and beer.
Bring to a boil and cook 10- 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add mustard powder, granulated garlic, salt and peppers.
Combine milk and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl.
Stir into soup.
Remove soup from heat.
Add cheese, stirring until cheese is melted and smooth.
Remove 2 cups of vegetables with some liquid and add to a blender or food processor.
Puree.
Stir back into the soup to give it nice body.
Return to low heat and add sliced, cooked bratwurst.
Cook until bratwurst is warm- about 5 minutes.

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Reviews

This is one tasty soup! Full of flavour with the right amount of 'kick' and very filling. Perfect for a cold evenings dinner, thanks for posting.

ltdsaloon16r
This soup was very yummy! I froze the leftover soup I had and it freezes very well. This will be a nice warm up for a cold football Sunday, thank you.

CAREBEARCOOKING
This was pretty good. I'm a native Wisconsinite now living in San Francisco, & still haven't found my ultimate brat, beer & cheese soup, but this was close. I did not peel the potatoes in this, not needed...I used 18 oz. Newcastle, 3 c sharp cheddar cheese & 4 bratwurst (which were also cooked in 18 oz of Newcastle). It was a hit with everyone here! I'm going to try this again, I wasn't very happy with my bratwurst I got (it's harder to find out here) & then this may be my ultimate recipe. :)

Trnquilit
i had extra beer and wanted to use it up. this was excellent. i didn't use meat in this but i did add extra worcestershire sauce and hot sauce, for our taste. Very good and comforting on a cold damp day. leftovers tasted even better the next day too.

chia2160
What a soup! And it has the 3 food groups (if you're from Wisconsin like me!) in it! I was given leftover brats from a neighbors party and I knew this was it! The flavor is fantastic! Nothing over powers and it blends quite well! This is so good, DH asked me to make extra brats next time we BBQ just so I can make this again! High praise indeed!

Michelle S.