in Germany, Soup Recipes

Cheese soup from the Allgäu

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 20 g butter
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • ½ liter white wine, dry
  • ½ liter meat broth
  • 125 g cheese (Swiss cheese)
  • 3 tbsp cream
  • 1 egg yolk
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 slice(s) bacon, smoked
  • 1 some onion(s), in rings
  • Herbs

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

with crispy smoked bacon and onion rings

Make a light roux with butter and flour. Deglaze with a cup of white wine, mix well, then add the remaining wine and meat broth. Simmer for 10 minutes to remove the floury taste. Add the finely grated cheese to the cream, let it swell briefly, season with salt and pepper, and add a little hot broth. Pour everything into the pot. Heat gently, but do not boil. Remove from the heat and add the egg yolk. Fry thin slices of bacon with onion rings and a little butter in a pan. Serve the soup in warmed bowls and sprinkle with herbs.

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Written by John Myers

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