#355 swiss cheese soup

3/4 cups chicken stock
3/4 cups water
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 of a large onion (diced)
1 clove garlic (minced)
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp bacon fat (or butter)
1 strip thick cut bacon (optional)
1/4 cup shredded swiss cheese tossed with 1/4 tsp flour
salt/pepper to taste
bread roll to serve
(this is 1 serving)

Dice bacon and saute in a bit of olive oil until crisp. Remove/drain bacon and save the grease. In a separate/dry saucepan saute flour 3-4 mins, stirring constantly, until flour browns. Remove flour from pan. Add bacon grease, onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent. Add in toasted flour and then slowly (so it doesn't clump) add stock/water/wine. Simmer 15-20 mins (this lessens the wine flavor), then take off the heat for a minute or so and add in cheese, stirring constantly until cheese dissolves into the soup. Serve topped with bacon and a roll.

adapted from allrecipes.com