Endive and beer soup
For this soup, the endives (chicory) and onions are cooked gently together first before adding the vegetable stock and beer. The endives and beer give the soup a hint of bitterness and a unique flavour.
80K 4.4/5 based on 23 reviews
Last modified on: January 12th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:For 5 people, you will need:
- 1
50 g onion - 2
500 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
100 g potatoes - 4
3 tablespoons olive oil - 5
1 knob butter - 6
750 ml Vegetable stock - 7
250 ml beer - 8
100 ml liquid cream - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 1,805 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 5 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare and chop 50 g onion.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) and cut into pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Peel and rinse 100 g potatoes, then slice but do not rinse again.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Melt 1 knob butter in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan on medium heat, then add the onions and endives, salt and pepper.
Cook without colouring, stirring frequently.
Cook without colouring, stirring frequently.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Add 750 ml Vegetable stock and the potatoes. Bring to the boil.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
Add the beer, cover and leave to cook for 20 minutes.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Add 100 ml liquid cream to finish, then blend to give a smooth soup. Check the seasoning.
Stage 8
Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and garnished with a parsley leaf.
Remarks
Choose whatever beer you prefer, but preferably a light bitter or lager style.
No onions to hand? Just use shallots.
No onions to hand? Just use shallots.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a selaed container.
Source: Based on a recipe by Thibault Van Aerde.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 80 30 % | 430 40 % | 310 50 % | 4,810 240 % | 20,140 240 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 2 % | 20 2 % | 20 3 % | 270 10 % | 1,120 10 % |
| Per person | 20 6 % | 90 8 % | 60 9 % | 960 50 % | 4,030 50 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 5 people : 3.24 €
- Per person : 0.65 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Vegetable stock
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Endives (head of chicory)
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Beer
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Potatoes
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