BEER AND CHEESE SOUP

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced onions
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced mushrooms
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 bunch broccoli
• 11 fl oz beer (use a can or bottle and save a swallow for the cook!)
• 6 oz cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tblsp grated parmesan cheese
• Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Saute the diced vegetables in butter.
Mix flour and mustard into sautaed vegetables. Add the chicken or
vegetable stock to mixture and cook for five minutes.
Break broccoli into small flowerets; cut stems into bite-sizes pieces.
Steam until tender-crisp. Add beer and cheeses to the soup. Simmer
10-15 minutes. Check seasonings.
To serve, place some broccoli into a soup bowl and ladle the soup over it.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Internet/Stephanie da Silva
Submitted By: Marlen
matchlessm@aol.com
BEER AND CHEESE SOUP