Curly'S Beer Cheese Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup carrot, diced
1/4 cup onion, diced
1/4 cup celery, diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 (12 ounce) cans beer
4 cups water
1/4 cup chicken base
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
10 slices American cheese
1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Preparation

Saute carrots, onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Whisk flour into sauteed vegetables and allow to cook for 1 minute while whisking constantly.
Add beer to vegetable/flour mixture and whisk until all the flour has dissolved into beer. Add water, chicken base and heavy cream. Bring to a light simmer. Turn down burner and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
Add cream cheese, sour cream and American cheese slices.
With a burr mixer, puree vegetables until there are no large pieces and the American cheese, cream cheese and sour cream are completely melted. Add remaining cheese using a whisk.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.