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 9th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
90 ml lard - 2
600 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) - 3
3 onions - 4
3 litres chicken stock - 5
3 Bouquet garni - 6
468 ml buckwheat flour - 7
300 ml water - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| 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 90 ml lard in a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add 600 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) cut into lardons.
Fry until nicely browned.
Fry until nicely browned.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Add to the pan, salt and mix well.
Leave the onion to brown while stirring frequently.
Leave the onion to brown while stirring frequently.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
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.
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 |
| 4,020 Kcal or 16,831 Kj | 147 gr | 271 gr | 262 gr |
| 201 % | 57 % | 26 % | 40 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 10.91 €
- Per person : 0.91 €
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)
 | Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boulangère potatoes, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Risotto-style celeriac, Turmeric risotto, 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: Express sauerkraut, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Warm lentil salad, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pizza dough, Quince compote, Chocolate eclairs, Aperitif rolls, Seeded loaf, ... All |
 | Buckwheat flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Buckwheat almond biscuits, Buckwheat pancakes, ... All |
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