Chicken, Bacon, Beer and Cheddar Soup
A rich, creamy soup with crispy bacon, tender chicken, beer and melted cheddar, served with croutons.
⏱️ Prep: 30 min
Ingredients
| 6 бр./slices | bacon (slices) |
| 500 г/g | chicken meat |
| 30 г/g | butter |
| 1/4 ч.ч./cup | flour |
| 2 с.л./tbsp | garlic powder |
| 1 ч.л./tsp | hot red pepper |
| 1 ч.л./tsp | black pepper |
| 2 щипки/pinches | salt |
| 1 ч.ч./cup | beer |
| 1 ч.ч./cup | chicken broth |
| 1 ч.ч./cup | milk |
| 1 ч.ч./cup | cooking cream |
| 150 г/g | cheddar cheese |
| 1 с.л./tbsp | Worcestershire sauce |
Instructions
- Heat a pot over medium-high heat and add the bacon cut into pieces. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Meanwhile, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Remove the cooked bacon from the pot and set aside. Add the chicken pieces to the bacon fat and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until fully done. Set it aside with the bacon.
- In the same pot add the butter and stir until melted.
- Add the flour and spices and cook for about a minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the beer and stir often for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, milk and cooking cream, stir well and lower the heat to medium.
- Slowly add the grated cheddar, otherwise it will turn lumpy. Stir until smooth. Add the Worcestershire sauce and return the cooked chicken and bacon to the pot. Stir.
- Let it simmer for a few minutes, stirring often again.
- Garnish with croutons and serve.