Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup
Inspired by Le Cellier Steakhouse, EPCOT
The Food & Wine Festival legend — a rich beer-and-cheddar soup studded with bacon. Serve with soft pretzel bread.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb bacon, diced
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 3 ribs celery, diced
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 4 cups milk
- 1 lb sharp white cheddar, grated
- 1/2 cup pale ale or lager
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp hot sauce
Method
- Cook the bacon until crisp, then set it aside, leaving a little fat in the pot.
- Soften the onion and celery in the bacon fat with the butter.
- Stir in the flour and cook 2 minutes, then whisk in the stock and milk until smooth.
- Simmer 15 minutes, stirring often, until thickened.
- Off the heat, whisk in the cheddar a handful at a time, then the beer, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and reserved bacon.
- Season to taste and serve hot with pretzel bread.
This is an original copycat recipe written from scratch — a fan recreation, not an official Disney recipe.