Guinness and Cheese Soup

Mille® 's Note:

Beer - it's not just for drinking any more!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 4 ounces unsalted butter or 4 ounces margarine
• 1 cup flour
• 32 fluid ounces low sodium chicken broth
• 32 fluid ounces hot water
• 16 fluid ounces heavy cream
• 1 (16 ounce) jar Cheez Whiz (or similar brand)
• 1 bottle Guinness stout (or other stout)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• garlic powder
• fresh chives, snipped,to garnish

Directions:

1. Melt the butter, add the flour, and stir constantly until slightly browned.
2. Stir in chicken broth and hot water.
3. Stirring constantly, add the cream, Cheez Whiz, Worcestershire sauce, beer, and garlic.
4. Simmer 15 minutes.
5. Garnish with chives.

Reviews

[durf]

This soup was especially good for the time I put into it. I only had a large can of Guiness and I think that made the soup a little bitter so I added some Velvetta that I had. It seemed to do the trick plus I added bacon bits when I served it. I will definatly do this one again.

[Chef #479694]

This soup didn't work out for either my husband or myself. We couldn't even eat it. It was extremely bitter without any Guiness taste. I even added extra cheese as someone message in a previous post it still was bitter. My sympathetic husband who will eat anything I cook, couldn't do this one. Sorry not for us.

[Kothmia]

Made this last night and it was a huge hit! I did sub out cheddar and dubliner cheeses for the cheese whiz. My only thought is that there needs to be better documentation on how dark the roux needs to be. I didn't get mine quite dark enough, and it left things a little raw flour tasting for a while.