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Football Soup

PorkSoups & SaladsStove-Top

Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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The air is crisp, your favorite team is playing (and hopefully winning), and the game-day food is unlimited! Ah, glorious football season is here! Football Soup is a great contender to add to that celebratory food roster. Prepare to warm up and fill up on this all-star list of a supper loaded with a trio of rich melted cheese, your favorite hoppy pilsner, and lots and lots of creamy, savory flavor with a slight kick (no pun intended). Ready in under an hour, Football Soup will be the MVP of your next game-day gathering!

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1/3-inch pieces
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups pilsner beer
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 ounces medium cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • salt, to taste
  • freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • chives, optional, to taste
  • flat leaf parsley, optional, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -In a large saucepan or soup pot over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crispy, about 7 minutes.

Step 2 -Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate.

Step 3 -Drain all but about 1-2 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the pan.

Step 4 -Add the onion, the bell pepper, the jalapeño, and the thyme to the bacon grease and cook until the veggies are tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 5 -Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter to the veggie mixture, stirring until completely melted.

Step 6 -Sprinkle the flour over the veggie mixture, stirring until the flour is fully incorporated.

Step 7 -Add the beer to the veggie mixture, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.

Step 8 -Slowly add the chicken stock and the cream to the thickened mixture and stir until all the ingredients are combined.

Step 9 -Bring the soup to a low simmer.

Step 10 -Add the sharp cheddar, the medium cheddar, and the pepper jack, handfuls at a time, to the soup, stirring after each addition.

Step 11 -Continue to allow the soup to simmer until the cheese is melted.

Step 12 -Season the soup with the salt and the pepper and add 1/2 of the cooked bacon.

Step 13 -Spoon the soup into bowls and garnish with the remaining bacon, the chives, and the parsley.

Step 14 -Serve.

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