Recipe: Beer Soup with Cheese

BEER SOUP WITH CHEESE

1/2 cup Onion -- Chopped, 1 Medium
2 Tbsp Margarine Or Butter
12 oz Beer -- Any Brand, 1 Btl/can
1/2 cup Carrot -- Finely Chopped
1/2 cup Celery -- Finely Chopped
2 cups Chicken Broth
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cumin -- Ground
1/4 tsp Nutmeg -- Ground
Cloves -- Ground, Dash of
Pepper -- Dash Of
1 cup Dairy Sour Cream

GARNISH
1 cup Cheese*
* Use Cheddar Or Monterrey Jack cut into 1/4-inch Cubes. (4 oz)

Cook and stir onion in margarine in 2-quart saucepan until tender.

Stir in beer, carrot and celery. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients except sour cream and cheese. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in sour cream. Sprinkle with cheese.