Instant Pot Beer Cheese Soup
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 lb salted butter
- 2 shallots, diced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 6 cloves crushed garlic
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 12 ounces beer, lager or 12 ounces pale ale
- 1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup half-and-half
- 16 ounces aged sharp cheddar cheese
- 5 1⁄4 ounces boursin cheese or 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- fresh crumbled blue cheese, for garnish
- hot pretzels or bread, for dipping
directions
- Add the butter to the instant pot. Hit Saute and adjust so it's on More.
- Once the.
- Once the butter's melted, add the shallots, carrots, peppers, and garlic and saute for about 3 minutes.
- Follow by adding the flour until the vegetables are nice and coated and constantly stir for another 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, beer, and liquid smoke and whisk to combine. Be sure to get any flour lumps out and deglaze/scrape the bottom of the pot to ensure no flour is caked on.
- Secure the lid, and move the valve to sealing position and hit Keep Warm/Cancel. Then hit Manual or Pressure Cook High Pressure for 5 minutes. Perform a quick release when done.
- Add the cream and whisk in with the thickened broth.
- Then, whisk in the cheddar cheese and Boursin or cream cheese until smooth.
- Follow by whisking in the Old Bay, nutmeg, thyme, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce until fully combined.
- Puree the soup by either using an immersion blender or in batches in a regular blender. If it's in the blender, don't fill more than halfway to prevent overflow. Immerse until very smooth and vegetables are pulverized.
- Cook the hot bread or pretzels according to package directions (usually about 5 minutes in the oven). Serve alongside the soup for dipping.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with a few crumbles of blue cheese.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
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