Royal Stilton Cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 onions, diced
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon dry english-style mustard (colemans )
• 1 1/2 cups crumbled stilton cheese, royal (reserve some for topping )
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce (to taste )
• 2 dashes tabasco sauce (to taste )
• salt, kosher (to taste)
• 1/2 cup cooked bacon, crumbled
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste )
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan over a low heat.
• 2 add onions, potatoes, red pepper flakes and garlic, cook, stirring until onions are clear .
• 3 add stock and bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce the heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• 5 place soup in a food processor or blender with half the bacon and process until smooth .
• 6 pour cream into a saucepan, stir in the mustard and bring to a boil stirring constantly.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer for about 4 - 5 minutes.
• 8 slowly add the crumbled cheese, stirring until melted.
• 9 season to taste with the tabasco, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining bacon and stilton cheese and serve.