Thick Beer-Cheese Soup

This soup is soooooo good, you'll forget about the main course!

• Ready In: 1 hr 17 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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).