Blue Cheese & Onion Soup
Serves 6 - 8
- 2 1/3 cups (600 ml) milk
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- 6 tbsp (90 g) butter
- 2 lmge onions, finely sliced
- 9 tbsp (75 g) all-purpose flour
- 6 cups (1.5 liters) chicken or vegetable stock
- salt and black pepper
- 1 1/4 cups (150 g) crumbled Stilton cheese
- light cream to serve (optional)
STEPS :
- Pour the milk into a saucepan, add the bay leaves and nutmeg, and bring almost to
a boil. Remove from the heat, cover, and leave to steep for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan, add the onions, and cook very gently,
stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until they are soft but not browned.
- Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Strain the milk and gradually blend
it into the onion and flour mixture. Add the stock and salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
- Add the cheese to the pan and stir over very low heat until it is melted; do not
let the soup boil or the cheese will become stringy. Taste for seasoning. If you
wish, stir in a little light cream. Serve immediately.
Stilton
This cheese originated in the 18th century in Leicestershire, England, but was first
sold at The Bell, a famous inn in Stilton in Huntingdonshire, 30 miles away. Travelers
referred to it as Stilton, and the name stuck.
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