Soupe à la Brabançonne (Vegetable and Endive Milk Soup)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 300 grammes carrot
- butter
- 1 litre and a half boiled milk
- 300 grammes endives
- 15 grammes salt
- a few pieces Biscotte de Bruxelles
Instructions
- Slice 300 grammes of carrot, turnip, leek and onion as for the Soupe à la Fermière.
- Sweat these vegetables gently in butter.
- Moisten with 1 litre and a half of boiled milk.
- Add 300 grammes of endives, blanched, shredded and stewed in butter.
- Season with 15 grammes of salt and complete the cooking gently.
- On serving, add a few pieces of Biscotte de Bruxelles to the soup.