Ultimate Cheese Soup Recipe: A Delicious Twist with Harp Beer!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
15 cups

Ingredients

  • 5cupsvegetable stock

  • 5cupsIrish-style lager (such as Harp®)

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 2 ½poundsYukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced

  • 5cupsheavy cream

  • ¾leek, sliced

  • ½teaspoonminced garlic

  • 1sprigfresh thyme, chopped

  • 1pinchcayenne pepper, or to taste

  • 5cupsshredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)

Cooking Directions

  1. Combine vegetable stock and lager in a stock pot; season with salt and black pepper; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook potatoes in the simmering stock mixture until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.

  2. Stir cream, leek, garlic, and thyme into the stock mixture; bring to a boil, return heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer another 10 minutes.

  3. Sprinkle cayenne pepper into the soup. Melt cheese into the soup 1 cup at a time while blending with an immersion blender until smooth.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories1002
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
79g
101%
Saturated Fat
49g
246%
Cholesterol
278mg
93%
Sodium
799mg
35%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
15%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Total Sugars
3g
Protein
25g
50%
Vitamin C
2mg
2%
Calcium
630mg
48%
Iron
1mg
6%
Potassium
240mg
5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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