vegan beer & cheddar bread bowl dip - hot for food

Ingredients

• 2 C diced white potato
• 1 C diced carrot
• 1 C diced yellow onion
• 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 C lager or ale
• 1/2 C raw cashews, soaked for 20 minutes in hot water
• 1/4 C nutritional yeast
• 1/4 C unsweetened nondairy milk
• 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 round loaf of sourdough bread
• 1/2 C vegan cheddar style shreds
• 2 tbsp finely chopped green onion (or 1 tbsp finely chopped chives)
• 1/4 C coconut fakin' bacon