Today is Christmas Eve! I hope everyone has all their Christmas shopping done and presents wrapped. I’m still behind on my gift wrapping. My last few presents came via delivery yesterday so I’ll be wrapping today —yay!
These last few weeks have been brrrrrr… cold! So to combat the coldness, we’ve been having soup. This soup is rich, full of flavor, has a bit of a kick and I mean, you don’t want to feed small children this soup. It’s strictly an adult soup. The title really does say it all. This is best served with some sort of dunker. Bread or a sandwich would complete this meal. Have a merry Christmas everyone!
Ingredients:
- 8 thick slices of good quality bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
- 3 jalapeno peppers, diced (2 unseeded and 1 with seeds)
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1 (14.5 ounce) cans of chicken broth
- 1 cup of turkey broth
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle of ale (I used a double barrel ale)
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese
- freshly cracked pepper
- fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped for garnish
Preparation:
In a large soup pot over medium high heat brown bacon until slightly crispy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towel; set aside.
Spoon off and discard all the fat, except for 1/2 tablespoon. Return the pot to medium heat and add onion, celery, carrot, jalapeno peppers and garlic. Cook until vegetables soften, about 5-7 minutes. Add butter and continue to cook the vegetables alongside with the butter so they don’t burn. Once the butter has melted, add flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. Slowly stir in chicken broth and turkey broth, making sure there are no lumps. While stirring, make sure to scrape up the bottom of the pot with your spoon to get all the bacon bits on the bottom. Allow soup mixture to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in ale, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add heavy cream, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Then return bacon into the soup pot and stir to combine. Add sharp cheddar cheese and pepper jack cheese to the pot and stir until all the cheese is completely melted. Season the soup with freshly cracked pepper (I didn’t find salt necessary here because the bacon and cheese gave it plenty of flavor). Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with chopped parsley.
Adapted from Brown Sugar
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Oh my – I love everything about this soup, so I’m definitely going to have to try it! Spicy jalapenos, beer and cheese? A soup made in Heaven. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! Pinning this so I can make it this weekend!
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What a cozy recipe! This looks so warm and comforting, and delicious! Have fun wrapping 🙂
Mmmm this looks SO good! Perfect for these cold winter days! I just have a couple little things left to wrap 🙂 A very Merry Christmas to you!
This soup is an example of the mantra we try to live by: Everything in moderation. You definitely don’t want to be eating a big ol’ bowl of this all the time, but having it once in awhile makes it a treat! So comforting, and so much flavor.
woohoo–this is lovely!!!
Hope you have a great Christmas Anne!
Beer and cheese, can’t go wrong – Merry Christmas!
Anne, this look so good! Pure comfort food on a cold winter night. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, friend! 🙂
Sounds and looks delicious! Merry Christmas, have a wonderful holiday!
Yum…this might be on my New Year’s Eve menu. Merry Christmas! Your recipes have warmed ourtummies on many an occasion. Your Egg Nog Rum Bread is now resting on the counter, cooling and waiting for a hungry husband. Blessings to you!
This looks yummy and comforting! Have a great holiday girl! Enjoy it and take some time to relax!
Completely unexpected and interesting ingredients! The soup looks totally delicious.
Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas!
I was just thinking that this is the kind of dish that Santa would love to have a bowlful of while he is making his rounds! 😀 A very Merry Christmas to you and your family Anne! 😀
What a gorgeous, delicious soup! Perfect way to warm up from the inside out 🙂 Merry, merry Christmas!!!
I will wait for winter to try this!
I love the sound of jalapeños, beer and cheese together! Probably not everyday fare but what a way to get into Christmas! Have a fabulous Christmas and new year festive season!!
I have never had a soup made with beer and cheese…it sounds and looks fascinating and delicious.
Merry Christmas!
I have to admit, Anne, I was a little skeptical of this soup but, having read the ingredients, I cannot wait to give it a try. It really does sound good. I wouldn’t call it a Christmas Miracle but you did convert me. 🙂
Hope you and yours are having a wonderful Christmas.
This soup sounds super comforting and the color is truly great! I’d love to try this soon!
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your day! xo
Delicious! You just hit on 3 of my favorite food groups…jalapeno, beer, and cheese. And now I can have them all in 1 dish! Pinning right now for later. 🙂
I think your adult soup sounds terrific and is perfect for the cold weather. I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas day.
This soup looks wonderful and sounds so comforting Anne! Hope you, Chris and your family had an amazing Christmas filled with lots of laughter and yummy food and you got everything you wished for sweetie 🙂 xo
The combination of flavors is a match made in heaven!
Gorgeous, Anne.
Merry Christmas to you!
This soup looks so delicious!
Looks great for cold weather! Happy holidays!
Beer, cheese, and jalapeno sounds like an amazing combination! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
Oh yum — I know my husband would love this soup, especially with the bacon and jalapenos in it!
You cannot go wrong with beer, bacon, cheese, or jalapeños! This soup looks like a great way to spice up the holidays (or any day!).
wow, nice and kicking spicy!
This soup sounds delicious Anne! I’ve been craving some homemade soup – all the traveling makes me just want to be home in my own kitchen! Hope you had a wonderful holiday friend!
yum, this looks SO good! i love it the combo of jalapeno and beer. I barely make soups, this is a good one to try. 🙂 merry christmas.
What a luscious, soul-warming soup, Anne. It really has been so cold (it doesn’t help that anything above 60 is “cold” to me in my old age these days… 🙂 and I’m craving a good soup all the time. Just seeing this makes me feel better. Hope you are enjoying a peaceful holiday break. xo
You’re telling me I can make soup from beer, cheese, and chilli? Awesome!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🙂
This soup!! All that spicy cheesiness is so enticing!!
Glad your deliveries came on time, Anne. I heard so many didn’t get theirs until today! Mine all came earlier than expected. (Yay, for Amazon!) Hope you had a very Merry Christmas! This soup is perfect for a day like today. It’s in the single digits. Although, that is no surprise over here. But, I do love jalapeno in anything, including soup!
I *just* had a cheddar beer soup the other day at a local pub. It was delicious and I was wondering how the heck to make it. So glad you posted this : )
I hope that you had a wonderful holiday, Anne! Happy New Year! I know my husband would love this soup since he loves anything with jalapenos. And I love how cheesy it is, yum!
I am really into soups right now and this one looks flavorful and satisfying!
must try this!! Thanks for sharing!!
This soup looks and sounds like the perfect comfort food for this Wisconsin winter. Yum!
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I sent my son to your site to check out the coffee cake (which he agreed looks awesome) but he was seriously side-tracked by this soup! He loves spicy, thick soups. 🙂 I am adding the ingredients to my shopping list now. Thanks, Anne! How many servings would you say this is?
Thanks Wendy! 🙂 I would say about 4 generous servings. If you serve it as a starter, I would say about 6-7. Have a wonderful New Year!
Love the addition of beer in the soup. I have made chicken with beer and chocolate beer cupcakes, but I have never tried on a soup. It is definitely a must try!
Is it wrong that I want a giant bowl of this soup right now? Or in a little while for a midnight snack!? It looks incredibly good! Hope you had a great Christmas Anne!
This looks perfect to have with a chunk of crusty bread. Pinned to try one of these cold winter nights. Happy New Year!
Now this is a great soup for keeping warm! Thick, creamy soup with a spice. It screams I’ll keep you warm! Pinned. Have a great remainder of the week, Anne!
Ohhhhh sounds wonderful!!!!
I love soup on these cold days! And the base of this one looks SO good!!! My hubby isn’t a fan of spicy, so I might leave out some of the jalapeno if i make it. I bet it’s amazing with some bread to dip in it. Mmmm!
Oh wow… this sounds amazing! It is a snowy, chilly day here & this would be the perfectly tasty way to warm up! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing at Marvelous Mondays this week- Pinned & sharing!
Every word in the title is so good, I’m tempted to make it this week. Except the weather is so hot, I can’t think of turning the stove on! But this recipe will get done in a few months!