Soup Recipes > Boulogne Soup

How to make Boulogne soup:
A French regional variation on the classic French onion soup.





Ingredients

2-3 large onions
1 cauliflower
3 thick slices stale bread
1 small slice lean bacon
pinch of pepper
1 pint milk
3 pints water
2 tablespoons butter
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Trim the cauliflower.
- Wash and cut into florets.
- Put in boiling water and cook until tender (about 15 minutes) and reserve water.
- Peel and slice the onions.
- Melt the butter in a skillet.
- When hot put in the onions, cover closely and cook gently for five minutes.
- Add the cauliflower, bread in small pieces, bacon, pepper and the cauliflower water.
- Simmer all together for an hour.
- Rub through a coarse sieve with a wooden spoon or blend in blender.
- Add the milk, bring just to boiling point, and serve.