Red Beer Soup with Spicey Cabbage Kraut

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds bacon lardons
• 8 medium onions
• 1 cup honey
• 10 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 6 jalapeños
• 1/2 gallon Rougue Red Beer
• 1 gallon light chicken stock
• 1 gallon dark chicken stock
• 3/4 cup malt vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions - soup

1. Render bacon slowly.
2. Just before bacon begins to crisp, add onions and cook slowly until they soften and begin to caramelize.
3. Add garlic and jalapeños.
4. Cook until soft and then add honey and cook until toasty color and carefully add beer.
5. Allow to reduce by half.
6. Add chicken stocks. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Allow to cook 30 minutes.
8. Strain.

   Directions - Cabbage garnish

   Ingredients

   • 2 green cabbages, sliced
   • 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
   • 1/2 cup honey
   • 5 jalapenos, seeded and julienned
   • 1 teaspoon walnut oil
   • 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
   Assemble and allow to rot in fridge for 2 days. @@footer:footer@@