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With all the festivities related to Oktoberfest – drinking, dancing in lederhosen, drinking, singing rowdy beer hall songs, drinking, etc. – one might forget to, you know, eat at some point. Sure, it does interfere with one’s hectic drinking schedule, but food is kind of necessary.
However, if you don’t want to stray too far from the prime directive, here’s a way you can have your beer and eat it, too! This soup showcases the rich, malty sweetness of genuine Oktoberfest style beer and adds other bold flavors that will have you yodelling for more!
Use a marzen-style beer such as Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Marzen, Beck’s Oktoberfest, or Samuel Adams OctberFest. You want to use something malty, a bit sweet, and only mildly hoppy for this soup. (You can also make this with Guinness Stout, but you’ll probably need to add a bit of brown sugar towards the end.)
Here’s how to make the Oktoberfest Beer Onion Soup with Blue Cheese:
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil
6 cups chopped yellow or white onions
1/4 cup minced shallots
2 Tbsp dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups ‘märzen’ –style beer
3 cups low sodium beef stock
1 cup water
6 slices whole grain bread
Butter
4 ounces chive-flavored cream cheese
5-6 oz blue cheese crumbles
PREPARATION:
Heat the oil in a heavy stockpot over medium heat. Slowly sauté the onions, uncovered and stirring often, until deeply colored (20 minutes or more). When the onions are almost done cooking, stir in the shallots, marjoram, and pepper; sauté 5-7 minutes more.
Pour in the beer, stock, and water. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Adjust salt & pepper.
When the soup is ready, lightly butter the bread on both sides and toast under the broiler until barely golden. Spread a thin layer of chive cream cheese all the way to the edges on one side of each slice, top with the blue cheese crumbles, and broil until bubbly.
Serve the soup in shallow bowls with the bread floating on top.
Serves 6.
Enjoy!
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