Wine & Cheese by TCC Recipes

Smoked Porter Cheese Soup From our good friends at O’Fallon Brewery!      
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups O’Fallon Smoked Porter
1 pound 9 year aged Cheddar
1/2 teaspoon Himalania salt
Fresh ground pepper
1/2 pound smoked sausage, diced
4 green onions, thinly sliced
Pretzel Fiscelle, sliced    

Combine butter and flour in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, whisking until mixture is golden, about 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk; cook, stirring until thick, about 5 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth; add garlic and beer. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 30 minutes. Stir in cheese; cook, stirring, until cheese melts. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in sausage and cook until heated through. Garnish with green onions and serve with Pretzel fiscelle.    

Serve with O’Fallon Smoked Porter, of course!