Recipes
Appetizer
Beemster Classic Cheese Soup with Cubed Bacon and Beer
Characteristics
Appetizer, Soup
Ingredients (for 4 persons)
- 9 oz. Beemster Classic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 ½ oz. lean smoked bacon, cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 14 oz. potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1 bottle of beer or 1 oz. white wine
Materials
Preparation
Grate the cheese. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and fry the bacon cubes until crispy. Remove from the pan. Fry the onion and carrot in the bacon drippings, sprinkle the flour into the mixture and add the chopped potatoes. Add the broth and the beer (or wine) and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked. Puree the soup. Heat the soup, taking care not to let it boil, and slowly add half of the grated cheese, stirring until it melts. Stir in the bacon cubes. Pour the soup into 4 bowls, and top with the rest of the grated cheese.
TIP
• Substitute Beemster Classic with Beemster Farmers’ Choice or Beemster Vlaskaas.
• Serve the soup with homemade cheese crostini: toast 2 slices of bread, cut the slices in half and top with cheese. Place the four slices under the broiler and bake until the cheese is slightly melted.