Beer and Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 cup diced onions
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced mushrooms
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 bunch broccoli
• 11 fl oz beer (use a can or bottle and save a swallow for the cook!)
• 6 oz cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tblsp grated parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper to taste

Method:

• Saute' the diced vegetables in butter.
• Mix flour and mustard into sauteed vegetables. Add the chicken or vegetable stock to mixture and cook for five minutes.
• Break broccoli into small flowrets; cut stems into bite-sizes pieces.
• Steam until tender-crisp. Add beer and cheeses to the soup. Simmer 10-15 minutes. Check seasonings.
• To serve, place some broccoli into a soup bowl and ladle the soup over it.