Wine and cheese lovers, rejoice!
Off the top of my head, without hesitation, I can list my favorite foods and drinks.
Cheese
Bread
Dark Chocolate
Wine
I love all of the above. I love them all equally. I could eat them everyday for the rest of my life and be a very happy woman. I prefer the good quality stuff, but I can joyfully make do with the basics.
Slow down, you say. We’re supposed to be talking about soup here.
Ohhh, but I am. A soup so delicious, so perfect for the wine & cheese enthusiast, that I almost have to remind myself that I’m not dreaming.
Today, folks, I’ll introduce you to a (not so secret) love of mine. Cheese & Wine Soup. Yup, you read that right. Get ready to fall head over heels.
It’s so simple to make, you’ll wonder why you haven’t already made it. It’s so delicious, you’ll be almost confused on how you haven’t tasted it before.
You can whip this soup up in about an hour. For the best of the best, grab the nicest chunk of sharp cheddar you can spring for. Your tastebuds will thank you for it 🙂
Serve this soup immediately. Cut up a loaf of fresh crusty bread and get to dipping. It’s perfect. Think port wine cheese – but far more refined, lighter, creamier and in soup form.
Oh, how I love this Cheese & Wine Soup and I’m betting you will too! Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by!
-Amanda-
This brilliant recipe has been adapted from Chef Albert Stockli. Check out his cookbook “Splendid Fare”.
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- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 leek, chopped (white part only)
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon cold water
- 1 cup shredded sharp chedder cheese, packed
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- Combine chicken broth, chopped leek, celery and onion in a saucepan.
- Bring to a light boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Strain. Discard veggies.
- Return broth to saucepan. Heat over med/low heat.
- In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth.
- Stir cornstarch paste into soup. Stir or whisk until soup is smooth and thickened.
- Stir in shredded cheese. Stir until completely smooth.
- Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, combine egg yolk & heavy cream. Whisk with fork.
- Add in (approx) ½ cup of the hot soup. Stir until well combined.
- Add mixture into soup. Stir constantly for about 2 minutes over low heat.
- Remove from heat. Stir in ¼ cup white wine. Serve immediately.
- Serve soup with lots of fresh, crusty bread for dipping. Enjoy!
Cheese. Bread. Dark Chocolate. Wine. They are mine favorite too, Amanda! This soup looks and sounds so comforting and so delish.
We’d get along wonderfully, Anu! Everyone is trying to cut out carbs these days – I could never!!! Thanks, I love this soup – it’s wonderful with a good loaf of bread 🙂
My husband just passed by and asked me to make this (he was tweeting it for me) on the weekend when it is cooler. So, this has my family’s seal of approval!! 🙂
Yay!!! I can’t wait for you to try it – hope you and your husband love it 🙂
Love cheese soup, I bet this is wonderful!
Thanks Angie! We love this soup…I could seriously eat it everyday 🙂
from reading posts , nobody has actually made this soup , I’m making it now , switched parm for ched ,
The cheese never dissolved , so it came out kind of runny with lumps . My fault for using parm but it was getting old and I wanted to use the brick up . I would suggest putting spices in after all is said and done on top of your bowl , I thought is was a wee bit spicy . I would try it again
Hi Paul! Glad it kinda worked out for you 🙂 You definitely need a good melting cheese for this soup if you’re not using cheddar! Thanks for stopping by!