HARP® AND CHEESE SOUP

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Based on a recipe from the Raglan Road Irish Tavern in downtown Disney, this is the most amazing soup you'll ever make. Your new 'go-to' for company! You might as well make 2 batches because you'll want leftovers.

Provided by Laurel Leamon

Categories     Cream Soups

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 cups vegetable stock
5 cups Irish-style lager (such as Harp®)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
5 cups heavy cream
¾ leek, sliced
½ teaspoon minced garlic
1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
5 cups shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 : Calories 1001.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 277.9 mg, Fat 78.9 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 49.2 g, Sodium 799.1 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

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