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Du Barry soup

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

270 K 4.4/5 (27 reviews)

1 hour 1 min. difficulté

Easy

2.60 €

18 people

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 17^th 2018

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 3 cauliflowers
2 3 chicken stock cubes
3 9 tablespoons cornflour
4 9 tablespoons water
5 375 g cream
6 3 knobs butter
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 4,305 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 50 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 1 hour 1 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Prepare 3 cauliflowers, then put the florets in a large pan and cover with water by 2 cm (1").

Salt, add 3 chicken stock cubes 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 9 tablespoons cornflour with 9 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 375 g cream and 3 knobs 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.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	100 RDI=40 %	210 RDI=20 %	140 RDI=20 %	2,520 RDI=130 %	10,560 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	4 RDI=0 %	3 RDI=1 %	60 RDI=3 %	250 RDI: 3 %
Per person	5 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=1 %	7 RDI=1 %	140 RDI=7 %	590 RDI: 7 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 7.75 €
Per person : 0.45 €

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