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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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Last modified on: May 9^th 2021

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 30 ml lard
2 200 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon)
3 1 onion
4 1 litre chicken stock
5 1 Bouquet garni
6 156 ml buckwheat flour
7 100 ml water
8 salt
9 pepper

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
10 min.	14 min.	18 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Melt 30 ml lard in a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add 200 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) cut into lardons.

Fry until nicely browned.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare 1 onion 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 1 litre chicken stock, add 1 Bouquet garni, salt, pepper and mix well.

Bring to the boil.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Meanwhile, mix 156 ml buckwheat flour and 100 ml 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
1,333 Kcal or 5,581 Kj	49 gr	89 gr	87 gr
67 %	19 %	8 %	13 %

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
333 Kcal or 1,394 Kj	12 gr	22 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 4 people : 3.64 €
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: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Boulangère potatoes, Risotto-style celeriac, Mussels with arroz negro, Turmeric risotto, ... 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, Mornay onion tart, ... All
	Buckwheat flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Buckwheat almond biscuits, Buckwheat pancakes, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bacon rolls, Caramel rice pudding, Nonettes, Praline, Lemon and lime custard tart, ... All

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