Harp and Cheese Soup

This soup features full portions of Irish-style lager, Irish Cheddar cheese, potatoes, and cream for a heartwarming soup.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 1002 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped
• 5 cups vegetable stock
• 5 cups Irish-style lager (such as Harp®)
• 5 cups heavy cream
• 5 cups shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)
• 0.5 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2.5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
• 0.75 leek, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine vegetable stock and lager in a stock pot; season with salt and black pepper; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook potatoes in the simmering stock mixture until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir cream, leek, garlic, and thyme into the stock mixture; bring to a boil, return heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer another 10 minutes.

Step 3

Sprinkle cayenne pepper into the soup. Melt cheese into the soup 1 cup at a time while blending with an immersion blender until smooth.