Cream of Brussels sprouts soup with small rösti and bacon

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 1
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 medium onion
  • 500 g Brussels sprouts
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter or margarine
  • 3/4 l Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 50 g streaky smoked bacon
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 TABLESPOON Oil
  • 150 g Fresh cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and finely chop the onion. Clean the Brussels sprouts, loosen a few leaves for the insert and put aside. Chop the rest of the sprouts. Peel and wash potatoes and cut 2 into small cubes.

  2. 2

    Set the rest of the potatoes aside. Heat the fat in a pot and fry the onion in it. Deglaze with broth, add potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. In the meantime dice bacon finely.

  3. 3

    Slice the rest of the potatoes very thinly. Then cut into thin long strips. Season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a pan and fry the bacon in it until crispy. Take it out and put it aside.

  4. 4

    Form small Rösti from the potatoes and bake in the frying fat. Finely puree the soup with the hand blender and refine with crème fraîche. Season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Bring to the boil and add the Brussels sprouts leaves to the soup.

  5. 5

    Arrange the soup in soup plates. Add Rösti to the soup and sprinkle with bacon. Decorate with crème fraîche as desired.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
340 kcal
CARBS
18 g
FATS
26 g
PROTEINS
9 g

Categories & Tags

AppetizerMain dishSoups