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:SoupRusticCornouaillesBrittanyLardonsBaconOnionBuckwheatFor 4 people, you will need:
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30 g lard - 1
200 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) - 2
1 onion - 3
1 litre chicken stock - 4
1 Bouquet garni - 5
100 g buckwheat flour - 6
100 g water - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,590 grams
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 30 g lard in a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add 200 g 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,340 Kcal or 5,610 Kj | 49 gr | 90 gr | 87 gr |
| 67 % | 19 % | 9 % | 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 |
| 335 Kcal or 1,403 Kj | 12 gr | 23 gr | 22 gr |
| 17 % | 5 % | 2 % | 3 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Mussels with arroz negro, Turmeric risotto, Boulangère potatoes, Risotto-style celeriac, ... 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 |
 | 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: Pitta bread, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Praline, Lemon and lime custard tart, "Buttonhole" quail eggs, ... All |
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