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Du Barry soup

Du Barry is a creamy cauliflower soup, including small whole pieces of cauliflower.

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Last modified on: October 17^th 2018

For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 cauliflower
2 1 chicken stock cube
3 3 tablespoons cornflour
4 3 tablespoons water
5 125 ml cream
6 1 knob butter
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,434 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
48 min.	13 min.	1 hour 1 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Prepare 1 cauliflower, then put the florets in a large pan and cover with water by 2 cm (1").

Salt, add 1 chicken stock cube and bring to the boil over medium heat.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

After 2 or 3 minutes boiling, remove about ¼ of the cauliflower. Check that it's cooked but still firm and set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Coninue cooking the rest a further 3 or 4 minutes, until the cauliflower is tender, then remove from heat and blend thoroughly.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Mix 3 tablespoons cornflour with 3 tablespoons water, then pour this into the pan, whisking until it thickens (a few seconds).

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put back on low heat, then add 125 ml cream and 1 knob butter. Whisk one last time to mix well.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Finish by adding the cauliflower removed earlier. Stir gently to mix...

Stage 7

...your Du Barry soup is ready.

Stage 8

This excellent soup is named after the Comtesse du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV of France, and dates from a time when new dishes were often associated with a famous person.

Nutritional information

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 14.74 €
Per person : 2.46 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blanquette of veal, Pear and lime meringue pie, Almond cream or frangipane, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Langoustine gratin, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Lemon, Vegetable tartare, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Harvest Gratin, Roasted Cauliflower, ... All

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