Beer Cheese Soup (Lindsay’s Version) | Lindsay’s Recipes | Umami

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter
• 4-5 large carrots, diced
• 1 jar fire roasted red peppers
• Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups chicken stock, low-sodium store-bought or homemade
• One 12-ounce bottle beer, preferably a mild-flavored blond or pale ale
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 12 ounces aged yellow cheddar (aged at least 2 years), grated
• 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• Dash hot sauce- green yucateca
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper