Soup Recipes > Cheese Soup

How to make cheese soup:
This is basically a cream of celery flavored soup, the flavor being enhanced by the addition of cheese at the end of the cooking.



Ingredients

1/2 onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 heaped tablespoons flour
1 pint milk
pinch pepper
3 carrots, finely chopped or grated
2 sticks celery or piece of celeriac, finely chopped or grated
1 cup Cheddar cheese
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Fry the onion in the butter until tender.
- Add the flour and cook slowly for 1 minute, stirring well.
- Add the milk, seasoning and stock gradually, stirring continuously, and bring to the boil.
- Add the carrots and celery and cook until they are tender.
- Stir in the cheese, heat gently until melted - do not over cook.
- Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.




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