Harp® and Cheese Soup

Based on a recipe from the Raglan Road Irish Tavern in downtown Disney, this is the most amazing soup you'll ever make. Your new 'go-to' for company! You might as well make 2 batches because you'll want leftovers.

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

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped
• 5 cups vegetable stock
• 5 cups Irish-style lager (such as Harp®)
• 2 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
• 5 cups heavy cream
• ¾ leek, sliced
• 5 cups shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)

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.