Rahm-suppe (Sour Cream Soup)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 50 grammes white roux
- 1 litre white Consommé
- 1 litre boiled milk
- 1 small bouquet of parsley stalks
- 3 balls of coarse pepper
- 1 small onion stuck with a clove
- a small pinch of Kummel
- a hint of nutmeg
- 6 grammes salt
- 1 and a half decilitres sour cream
- small croûtons in dice
Instructions
- Slake 50 grammes of white roux with 1 litre of white Consommé and 1 litre of boiled milk.
- Add a small bouquet of parsley stalks, 3 balls of coarse pepper, 1 small onion stuck with a clove, a small pinch of Kummel, a hint of nutmeg and 6 grammes of salt.
- Let it clear very gently for 1 hour.
- At the moment of serving, pass through the fine chinois, thicken with 1 and a half decilitres of sour cream, and give it a minute of boiling.
- Serve with small diced croûtons fried in butter at the moment.