Beer and cheese soup

Name: Beer and cheese soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 0.5 cup of unsalted butter; 180 ml german lager; 1660 ml ready-to-use chicken stock; 2 tbsp fresh coriander; 3 shallot; 2 cups of grated Allgäu Emmental; 0.25 cup of all-purpose wheat flour; 1 garlic clove; 1 pinch of cumin seed; 113 g black Forest dry-cured smoked ham; ½ tbsp chili seasoning blend; 1 medium yellow onion; 1 pinch of ground white pepper — optional; 1 pinch of fine salt — optional; 2 cups of grated Tilsiter; 4 slice of German wholegrain bread

German
Soup

Beer soup with Emmental, Tilsiter and croutons.

Active time30 min

Cooking45 min

Total1 h 15 min

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Ingredients

2 tbsp fresh coriander
3 shallots
1 garlic clove
1 medium yellow onion
half a cup of unsalted butter
2 cups of grated Allgäu Emmental
113 g Black Forest dry-cured smoked ham
180 ml German lager
1660 ml ready-to-use chicken stock
a quarter of a cup of all-purpose wheat flour
1 pinch of cumin seed
½ tbsp chili seasoning blend
1 pinch of ground white pepper — optional
1 pinch of fine salt — optional
4 slices of German wholegrain bread
2 cups of grated Tilsiter

Preparation

Step completed · 1
Peel and chop the onion, shallots and garlic. Dice the ham and bread. Melt 0.25 cup butter in a stockpot. Brown the ham, then add the onion, shallots, garlic and chili seasoning. Stir for about 2 min to soften.
Step completed · 2
Stir in the flour to form a roux. Gradually whisk in the beer, then the stock. Add the cumin and cook over medium heat for about 35 min, until the liquid has reduced by half.
Step completed · 3
While the soup reduces, melt the remaining 0.25 cup butter in a frying pan. Toast the bread cubes, stirring until crisp.
Step completed · 4
Grate the cheeses if needed and measure the required amounts. Wash and chop the cilantro. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cheeses until melted. Add the optional salt and pepper. Top with the croutons and cilantro.

Allergens

Celery
Gluten
Milk

Composition to check for: Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.

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