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.
90 K 4.4/5 (23 reviews)
1 hour 5 min.
Easy
15 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: January 12th 2014
For 15 people, you will need:
- 1
150 g onion - 2
1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
300 g potatoes - 4
9 tablespoons olive oil - 5
3 knobs butter - 6
2 litres 250 ml vegetable stock - 7
750 ml beer - 8
300 ml liquid cream - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 4,365 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 150 g onion.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare 1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory) and cut into pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Peel and rinse 300 g potatoes, then slice but do not rinse again.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Melt 3 knobs butter in 9 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 2 litres 250 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 300 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 | 230 RDI=90 % | 1,190 RDI=110 % | 840 RDI=130 % | 13,170 RDI=660 % | 55,160 RDI: 660 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 300 RDI=20 % | 1,260 RDI: 20 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=6 % | 80 RDI=7 % | 60 RDI=8 % | 880 RDI=40 % | 3,680 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 15 people : 4.80 €
- Per person : 0.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Vegetable stock
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pea risotto "Mantecare", Country vegetable soup, Chinese Soup, Curried prawn risotto, Light Broccoli Soup, ... See them all 19
Endives (head of chicory)
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Beer
Like these other recipes: Gratin du Nord, Ch'ti mussel tarts, Carbonnade, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... See them all 4
Liquid cream
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