Best soup EVER!!!!
 

I get a craving for this soup on cold and blustery days...

I don't make it because I don't keep all the ingredients in the house and the restaurant is just 10 mins away.

Yes, this Ferengi will pay 6 bucks for a bowl of this soup and a half a slice of beer bread.. (It goes wonderful with a nice sourdough as well)

This is the restaurants recipe that has been converted down a bit...


Smoked Gouda and Blond Ale Soup
Recipe Serves 96 (serves 16)

1 lb celery (3 oz by weight) shredded
1 lb carrots (3 oz by weight) shredded
1 lb red onions (3 oz by weight) shredded
1/2 lb butter (2 oz by weight)
1 lb chicken base (1 can)
3 gal water (1/2 gal)
2 gal heavy cream (5 cups)
2 tsp cayenne (1/4 tsp)
3 tbsp white pepper (2 tsp)
2 oz granulated garlic (1 clove to taste)
3 cups white wine (1/2 cup)
6 pounds shredded gouda cheese (2 lbs)
2 pounds roux (2/3 cup)
1/2 gal blonde ale (3 cups)

1.) Chop celery, carrots, and onions and sauté in kettle with butter
2.) Add water, chicken base, beer, and heavy cream. Mix thoroughly, and add all spices, and white wine.
3.) Cook Slowly
4.) Add roux
5.) Add cheese and cook on low heat while blending continuously until smooth.

Roux - 50/50 oil/flour mixture. Must be cool when added to soup.

*make sure the veggies are sliced/diced/shredded into almost non existance... I'm pretty sure an Immersion Blender is used to get the right consistancy.. almost a puree/but not quite

Eat it slowly and savor it...

It's not really heavy, it's just delightful...

I kid you not... every spoon that is put in your mouth, there is a ummmmmm after it..

I ALWAY say the same thing..

I wish I was hungry again, I wish I was just walking in the door and getting ready to eat this...

Sigh...

This sounds really nice, actually! Thank you for sharing it here. i have had a rich and heavy cheddar and beer soup and it wasn't for me. This seems like it would have a lot more flavor with just a subtle ale and cheese undertone shining through. I'll have to try this for some other winter day.

I love skewers and marinades. I am craving lamb again or a sticky cajun chicken kabob. I love simple meals!

I just learned about quinoa's pronunciation while at Whole Foods... :) I WAS saying quinn O ah :| The actual pronunciation is prettier I think...I was saying the others right except for bruschetta..shocking cuz I actually like to make it...lol But gyro has always been a thorn in my side...
how bout that tzatziki stuff??? That's a good one. Found out I didn't maim that one quite too badly lol

Hell and damn... :|

The whole reason I came here was to tell y'all I'm sooo wanting a good recipe for Tabbouleh Salad...another good word to know ;) If anyone has recipes that are tried and true, I would love to know them. Otherwise I will have to try one of the online ones that seem to be an ode to parsley...

If that had been a test, I didn't do as bad as I thought I would. I missed 3.. :D

I WANT THIS : Chicken Mole eggs benedict

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...47044008_n.jpg

Has anyone else tried Hail Merry's Miracle Tarts (esp. Persian Lime flavor)?
They are absolutely delicious as well as vegan, kosher, non-GMO and gluten- free for a treat that can be enjoyed by many sans guilt! When I absolutely NEED something indulgent, it is perfect for taking the edge off. As an aside, ALLEGEDLY, due to the high-quality natural ingredients, the calories will not store as fat (I have no idea if that claim is true or not, but it sure makes them go down sweeter!).

I haven't but I would love to try them, now that I know they exist!

A little pricy, but I would be very surprised if you were disappointed! As far as I am concerned, they are worth every red cent. Let me know what you think!

That reminds me of the first time my mother in law ordered focaccia bread. She asked for some focker-ya bread!

Ever since, I always say it that way in my head :)

Okay this reminds me this morning of a rather embarassing moment.... :blink:

When I first moved to Maine (many years ago) I was with some friends at a truck stop one early morning after bar hoppin'. Up here they have poutine, which is fries with gravy. This is a Canadian dish and is to be pronounced (pu-teen). Somehow it did not come out of mouth sounding like that... :blush:

I think ya'll can figure out how the word was pronounced by a southerner lol...
Yep (pu-tain)... which we all know is not the same thing as fries and gravy.

OMG not just my friends but everyone in the truck stop busted out laughing... Good thing I was a bit lit and really didn't care too much!! :D

Yes it was the picture of what I was making, the turkey pot pie. Nothing special but it was delicious!

What are ya'll food plans for Valentine's day? My girl and I will be making some frosted cookies on Wednesday. We got vanilla frosting and will probably get some cute sprinkles to put atop. :p Other than that the plan is to probably go out to dinner Friday or Saturday evening since I work Valentine's day and not sure where yet.

Don't forget about the cheese curds *winks* And don't worry about the pronounciation. French canadians say it a little different than most english so when an english person is trying to pronounce it with a french accent, that too can cause a bit of embarrassment, similar to your own.

my dad once asked for a quick -ie (quiche)

I died laughing-- as the waitress was like, excuse me sir!

Valentine treats-- I usually make cookies or cupcakes for my honey. This year, we are going to be extra busy with stuff so I made her chocolate chip (milk/semi) walnut cookies this past weekend.

We are baking with my kids the weekend after Valentines Day this year. Cupcakes and cookies. The important part is decorating, of course. Maybe I will get creative and do something else as well... Depends on how the weekend goes.

Good for you! I am sure your family will have a wonderful time baking with love. I exhausted my Valentine's day baking already.

Maybe it's time to do something else :)

Hi guys - hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's day.

I just came across another mexican herb that looks really interesting - like Papalo, it's been described as cilantro on steroids -

Pipicha (Porophyllum tagetoides) edible as fresh uncooked green; allow seedheads to dry on plants before removing them & collecting seeds; indigenous communities use Pipicha against bacterial infections, as well as for liver cleansing & detoxification."

Also called chepiche, escobeta, papalo delgardo, pepicha, pipitza, tepicha

http://www.richters.com/show.cgi?pag...0020503-2.html

This one has a picture:

http://zoom50.wordpress.com/2011/04/...um-tagetoides/

Have you guys heard of it? It sounds pretty amazing.