Broccoli Cheddar Soup

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 pounds broccoli, stalks peeled and sliced, florets broken up
• pinch nutmeg
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 quarts vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 4 cups grated sharp cheddar
• 1 1/2 cups beer
• dash crushed red pepper

1. Melt butter in soup pot. Add onion and saute till translucent. Add beer and cook 15 min.
2. Add broccoli, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and crushed red pepper. Pour stock in and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer till broccoli is cooked.
3. Remove from heat and puree with immersion blender (or puree in batches in food processor). Add half-and-half. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in cheese. Cook till cheese is melted.

butter, onion, broccoli, nutmeg, salt, pepper, vegetable broth, grated sharp, beer, red pepper

Taken from food52.com/recipes/20108-broccoli-cheddar-soup (may not work)