Northern Minnesota Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup onion, chopped finely
10 slices bacon, chopped
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups water
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups cooked wild rice
1 cup half-and-half (or 1 can evaporated milk)
2 cups Velveeta cheese
1/4 cup dry sherry
fresh parsley (to garnish)

Preparation

Fry bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels and reserve 2 Tbs of drippings in pan.
Saute onion in bacon drippings until soft, then stir in flour.
Slowly add water and broth, stirring to combine.
Bring to a boil and cook until thickened (about 3-5 min) then add rice.
Cover and reduce heat to low, simmer for 5 minutes.
Add half and half (or evaporated milk), cheese, sherry and reserved bacon.
Cook until cheese is melted while stirring constantly.
Divide into bowls and garnish with parsley.