Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- ½ lb (225 g) bacon, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2 celery stalks, finely diced
- 1 small carrot, finely diced
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups sharp white cheddar cheese, freshly shredded
- ½ cup lager-style beer, optional
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Chopped chives or extra crispy bacon for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Ek large pot mein chopped bacon ko medium heat par 6–8 minutes crispy hone tak cook karein. Bacon nikal kar side par rakh dein, lekin pot mein 1–2 tbsp bacon fat rehne dein.
- Onion, celery aur carrot add karein. 5–6 minutes sauté karein jab tak vegetables soft ho jayen.
- Butter add karke melt karein. Flour sprinkle karein aur lagatar stir karte hue 2 minutes cook karein.
- Chicken broth ko dheere dheere add karte hue whisk karein taake lumps na banen.
- Milk aur heavy cream add karein. Medium-low heat par 8–10 minutes gently cook karein. Hard boil na karein.
- Beer use kar rahe hain to ab add karein aur 2–3 minutes simmer karein.
- Heat low kar dein. Shredded cheddar ko thora-thora karke add karein aur har addition ke baad stir karein jab tak cheese completely melt ho jaye.
- Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, smoked paprika aur cooked bacon ka zyada hissa add karein.
- Salt aur black pepper taste ke mutabiq adjust karein. Soup ko 3–5 minutes low heat par cook karein jab tak thick, creamy aur smooth ho jaye.
- Bowl mein serve karke upar crispy bacon ya chopped chives add karein.
Important tip: Cheese add karne ke baad soup ko boil na karein, warna cheddar separate ho sakta hai aur smooth creamy texture kharab ho jayega.
