Wisconsin cheddary beer soup

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4tablespoonsButter
cupChopped green onion
1pack(8 ounces) fresh cabbage shredded as if for cole slaw
¼cupAll-purpose flour
2cans(10 1/4 ounces) chicken broth
½cupBeer
1tablespoonDijon mustard
2cupsHalf and half; heated (careful, it burns quickly)
2cups(8 ounces) shredded Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar cheese (if you can not buy Wisconsin cheese, use a good quality one)
1poundsPrecooked smoked sausage; cut into bite-sized chunks

Directions

Melt butter in large, heavy saucepan. Add onion and cabbage. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until vegetables become translucent. Stir in flour and cook one minute. Add broth, beer and mustard. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add hot half and half, cheese, and sausage. Warm gently until heated through and cheese melts. Makes 8 servings Note: This is a very good soup, filling, and delicious. It is a recipe from back in those olden days when I was young! Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 283 by ncanty@... (Nadia I Canty) on Nov 21, 1997