Allgäuer Käsesuppe (Allgäu cheese soup)

Name: Allgäuer Käsesuppe (Allgäu cheese soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 piece onion; 1 clove garlic; 40 g butter or margarine; 40 g plain flour; 100 ml dry white wine; 800 ml vegetable stock; 1 tsp caraway seeds (whole); 200 ml milk; 150 ml cream; 200 g mature Bergkäse (alpine hard cheese, grated); 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 tsp salt; pepper to taste; 2 slice farmhouse bread; 1 tbsp butter or margarine for the croutons; 3 tbsp snipped chives

A German classic from Bavaria: in the Allgäu, home of Bergkäse, this creamy cheese soup warms you up after a long day in the fresh air. A pale roux with white wine, stock, milk and cream forms the base in which the tangy cheese slowly melts. Golden brown croutons and fresh chives add bite and colour.

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Cook time

35 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

734 kcal

Calories

8 g

Protein

62 g

Fat

35 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Estimated cost~€2.15 · ~€0.55/serving

Instructions

1
Peel the onion and the garlic and dice them very finely.
2
Melt the 40 g butter or margarine in a pan and sweat the onion and garlic in it until translucent, without letting them take on any colour.
3
Scatter in the plain flour and cook it gently while stirring until pale, then deglaze with the dry white wine and stir until smooth.
4
Pour in the vegetable stock a little at a time, add the caraway and let the soup simmer uncovered over a low heat, stirring several times.
5
Pour in the milk and the cream and let the soup just get hot without bringing it back to the boil.
6
Pull the pan off the heat and stir in the grated Bergkäse a little at a time until it has melted; the soup must not boil now, or the cheese will separate. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
7
Cut the farmhouse bread into cubes and fry them in the remaining butter or margarine in a frying pan until golden brown all over.
8
Serve the cheese soup in deep plates, scatter the croutons over the top and sprinkle with the snipped chives.