English-Style Cheese Soup
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 55 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 1 shallot
- 1 garlic clove
- 150 grams starchy potatoes
- 100 grams Celery root
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 80 grams diced Bacon
- 2 Tbsps Pastry flour
- 100 milliliters dry white wine
- 800 milliliters Vegetable broth
- 250 grams Stilton cheese
- 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- freshly grated Nutmeg
Preparation steps
1.
Peel the shallot and garlic and finely chop. Peel, rinse and finely dice the potatoes and celery root. Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the diced bacon. Remove and set aside. Add the shallot and garlic and sweat until translucent, stir in the diced vegetables and sprinkle with the flour. Saute while stirring, pour in the wine and broth and simmer for about 15 minutes over medium heat. Cut the cheese into small cubes. Set 4 tablespoons aside and add the rest to the soup, stirring until it melts. Puree the soup and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
2.
Add the bacon and remaining cheese to the soup and serve in warmed soup bowls with bread.
