Endive and beer soup

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	35 min.	1 hour 5 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare and chop 50 g onion.
2	Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) and cut into pieces.
3	Peel and rinse 100 g potatoes, then slice but do not rinse again.
4	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.
5	Add 750 ml vegetable stock and the potatoes. Bring to the boil.
6	Add the beer, cover and leave to cook for 20 minutes.
7	Add 100 ml liquid cream to finish, then blend to give a smooth soup. Check the seasoning.
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.

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