Cucumber Soup
A dish that leans on cucumbers and butter.
contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains meat
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 3 large cucumbers
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups White Stock III
- 1 cup milk
- 1 slice onion
- 2 blades mace
- ½ cup cream
- Yolks 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
- 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
- 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
- ½ cup cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream
Steps
- Peel cucumbers, slice, and remove seeds. Cook in butter ten minutes; then add flour and stock. Scald milk with onion and mace. Combine mixtures and rub through a sieve. Reheat to boiling-point and add cream and egg yolks. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 197 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 16.6 g |
| Fat | 9.5 g |
| Carbs | 11.4 g |
| Fiber | 1.4 g |
| Sodium | 238 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States