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Soup Cornouaillaise

This rustic soup comes from Cornouailles in Brittany – France's very own Cornwall. It is made with fried bacon and onions, and thickened with a little buckwheat flour, typical of the region.

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 60 g lard
2 400 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon)
3 2 onions
4 2 litres chicken stock
5 2 Bouquet garni
6 200 g buckwheat flour
7 200 g water
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 3,180 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Melt 60 g lard in a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add 400 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) cut into lardons.

Fry until nicely browned.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare 2 onions and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Add to the pan, salt and mix well.

Leave the onion to brown while stirring frequently.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Pour in 2 litres chicken stock, add 2 Bouquet garni, salt, pepper and mix well.

Bring to the boil.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Meanwhile, mix 200 g buckwheat flour and 200 g water together in a bowl with a whisk.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Remove and discard the bouquet garni, then pour in the water and buckwheat mixture.

Mix in with the whisk, then turn down the heat.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Leave to thicken gently. If necessary, skim any scum off the surface.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Mix one last time with the whisk, then check the seasoning, and your soup is ready.

Remarks

To enter more fully into the Cornouailles spirit, serve with little croutons fried in lard.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,680 Kcal or 11,221 Kj	98 gr	181 gr	174 gr
134 %	38 %	17 %	26 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
84 Kcal or 352 Kj	3 gr	6 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
335 Kcal or 1,403 Kj	12 gr	23 gr	22 gr
17 %	5 %	2 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 7.27 €
Per person : 0.91 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turmeric risotto, Boulangère potatoes, Risotto-style celeriac, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All
	Smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm lentil salad, Express sauerkraut, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, ... All
	Buckwheat flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Buckwheat pancakes, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nachos, Ali Baba bread, How to prepare endives , Quince and apple compote, Sushi, ... All

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