Cream of Cucumber Soup
Category: Soups
Ingredients:
- 3 large cucumbers
- 60ml (1/4 cup) butter
- 45ml (3 tbsp) flour
- 250ml (1 cup) milk
- 750ml (3 cups) chicken stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 125ml (1/2 cup) cream or evaporated milk
- 15ml (1 tbsp) aromatic bitters
- 30ml (2 tbsp) chopped mint
Directions:
- Peel and slice cucumbers thinly and cook for 10 minutes in 2 tbsp butter. Set aside.
- Melt the other 2 tbsp butter over low heat, add flour gradually and stir until smooth.
- Add milk and stock gradually.
- Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
- Add cucumber and cook slowly for about 15 minutes or until soft and transparent.
- Process in a blender.
- Reheat and season with salt and pepper.
- Add cream or evaporated milk and aromatic bitters just before serving.
- Garnish with chopped mint.
- Serve hot or cold.
Tags: aromatic bitters, butter, chicken stock, chopped mint, cream, cucumber, evaporated milk, flour, milk, pepper, salt
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Comments
petras16 said on Jul 18, 08:45 AM:
my wife foiund this and made it. at didn’t thought it would be so tastefull, but i was wrong ;)
I love cucumbers and this recipe for great for cucumber lovers everywhere.