Minnesota Wild Rice Beer Cheese Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• Saute the onion in 2 tsbps of butter or the same amount of olive oil. When translucent, add to large pot. Add the wild rice, the chicken stock and broccoli florets. Put the burner on medium heat and lat that start to heat up. Saute the carrots and the celery in the same pan as the onion, add to the pot. Take 1 cup water, pour it into the saute pan. This will get all the leftover butter and veggie bits moving-pour it all into the soup pot too. Add the Worcestershire, and basil. Then salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Once it is boiling, add your meat of choice. Slowly stir in the cheese, making sure it isn't clumping, and keep stirring so it melts into a smooth consistency. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes, don't let it boil. Add the beer. Go slow, the carbonation will make the soup puff up. Once the beer is in, let it simmer for another 5-10 minutes. If it tastes like a frat party when you test it, let it simmer for a little bit longer. Pro tip--if this soup gets you drunk, you didn't simmer the beer long enough. Serve in bread bowls. This soup can be topped with more cheese, popcorn, bacon, green onion, whatever you'd like--or you can eat it just the way it is.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in garlic, onion, and celery, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, and cook for 3 minutes more. Pour in the vegetable broth, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in wild rice, carrot, almonds, and red pepper flakes; return to a simmer, and cook until the carrots are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in half and half, and cook until warmed through. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

Steps:

• 1. In a large soup pot, add water and bring to boil. Add rice and cook until tender. Remove rice from the pot, drain and set a side. See basic cooking instructions for Wild Rice below.
• 2. In the same pot, on medium high heat, add oil and vegetables and saute for 5 minutes. Add stock and chicken and cook for 20 additional minutes at medium low heat.
• 3. Add rice back, heavy cream or milk and heat for 5 minutes.
• 4. In a separate pot, melt butter and whisk in flour to make a roux. Add this mix a little at a time to thicken the soup. The roux must cook for at least 20 minutes.
• 5. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• 6. NOTE: Wild Rice Cooking-- its a 1 cup rice per 3 cups liquid. For THIS recipe it would be 1/2c rice to 1 1/2 c liquid. Follow these instructions on basic cooking method for wild rice. Wash rice thoroughly by running it under cold water in a strainer. Add rice to boiling liquid in a heavy saucepan or pot. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 35-50 minutes (about 45 minutes or so) or until kernels puff open. Then, uncover, fluff with a fork and simmer 5 more minutes and drain off excess fluid. If you like chewier rice, cook for less time. If you cannot find wild rice where you are, you can go online and purchase it, or check to see if your local grocery store would be able to order it for you. It has a very nutty and earthy taste I am sure you will love. Try it in your holiday dressing, hot dishes and more. If buying chicken stock rather than using fresh, buy low sodium or no salt so you can control the sodium in the soup. If you do not like thickened soup, you do not need the roux as the rice does thicken up the soup by itself.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, prepare rice mix according to package directions. Add the milk, soup and cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Garnish with bacon and, if desired, minced fresh chives and oyster crackers.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, apple, beer or additional broth, wild rice and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., In a bowl, combine cheese and flour; gradually add to soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; stir in cream. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Cook wild rice, set aside (or you can use precooked wild rice from the can).
• Cook bacon, chop & then set aside.
• Sauté onion and mushrooms in (2 tbsp) butter until tender. Set aside (or dump into bacon & rice pan/bowl to save room).
• Warm (6 tbsp) butter in a small pan, add flour and cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently, which will make a nice (roux) paste. Set aside.
• Bring chicken stock to a low boil.
• Stir in flour/butter mixture until dissolved.
• Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Add sour cream, Worcestershire Sauce, garlic powder, celery salt, ground mustard, Tabasco, & pepper.
• Add wild rice, bacon, mushrooms, & onion, then stir in cheese until completely melted.
• Cook on low-medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Slowly add Lienie's Red and cook for 15 - 30 minutes on med-low, stirring frequently (adjust consistency by adding more Leinie's or flour if necessary). Careful to not hard boil.
• Add additional pepper, wild rice, bacon and/or mushrooms to taste.
• Garnish with additional bacon and/or popcorn and a couple shreds of cheese. Side with a sourdough boule or similar fresh bread; when tail-gaiting use sourdough croutons.
• Freeze it, gift it, love it. This is THE soup that all your friends will want the recipe for!
• Ignore nutrition facts -if your worried about fat or calories you probably shouldn't make beer cheese soup : ) Bon Appétit !