Beer and Gouda and Soup

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia), minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle light beer
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shredded Gouda cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

1. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sweet onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
2. Stir garlic into the onion; cook and stir together until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Pour light beer into the saucepan, bring to a simmer, and cook until onion is completely tender, about 10 minutes.
4. Stir chicken broth into the beer mixture; bring to a boil.
5. Stream milk into the saucepan while stirring to form the base of the soup.
6. Heat 1/4 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl in microwave oven until melted and hot, 30 to 60 seconds.
7. Stir flour into the melted butter until the mixture binds into a roux; pour into the soup.
8. Cook and stir soup until it begins to simmer and thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
9. Remove soup from heat.
10. Melt Gouda cheese and Cheddar cheese into the soup a handful at a time, stirring each addition into the liquid until smooth; season with black pepper.
11. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with bacon and chives to serve.

butter, sweet onion, clove garlic, light beer, chicken broth, milk, butter, allpurpose, gouda cheese, shredded sharp white, ground black pepper, bacon, fresh chives

Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/beer-and-gouda-and-soup/ (may not work)