Soup Recipes > Cherry Soup
NB. Lightly cooked eggs should be avoided by young children, pregnant women and the elderly.
1 onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
2 cloves
half a cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons soured cream
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Add the peeled and chopped onion and cook gently until transparent and soft.
- Stir in the flour and mix well.
- Gradually add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
- Take from the heat and add the cherries, cinnamon, cloves and lemon zest.
- Bring the soup back to the boil and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Take from the heat and allow to cool.
- Using a sieve, remove all solid ingredients.
- Press the solids in the sieves with the back of a spoon to extract all possible flavour.
- Beat the egg yolks in a bowl and incorporate 2 tablespoons of the soup into it.
- Add this to the rest of the soup.
- Re-heat but do not boil.
- Swirl the soured cream into the soup before serving.
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How to make cherry soup:
An attractive and refreshing fruit soup. An excellent first course for an adventurous dinner party.NB. Lightly cooked eggs should be avoided by young children, pregnant women and the elderly.
Ingredients
2 punnets black cherries, stones removed and chopped1 onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
2 cloves
half a cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons soured cream
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Melt the butter over a low heat.- Add the peeled and chopped onion and cook gently until transparent and soft.
- Stir in the flour and mix well.
- Gradually add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
- Take from the heat and add the cherries, cinnamon, cloves and lemon zest.
- Bring the soup back to the boil and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Take from the heat and allow to cool.
- Using a sieve, remove all solid ingredients.
- Press the solids in the sieves with the back of a spoon to extract all possible flavour.
- Beat the egg yolks in a bowl and incorporate 2 tablespoons of the soup into it.
- Add this to the rest of the soup.
- Re-heat but do not boil.
- Swirl the soured cream into the soup before serving.
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