Pointed cabbage soup with poached egg

AUTHOR
Arlie Wyatt
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 kg Pointed cabbage
  • 1 Onion
  • 30 g Butter or margarine
  • 3-4 Tsp clear chicken stock (instant)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream
  • 2 TABLESPOONS White wine vinegar
  • 8 Eggs
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sweet paprika for
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sprinkle

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the pointed cabbage, drain well and cut into strips. Peel and chop the onion. Heat the fat in a pot and fry the onion until transparent. Add cabbage, braise briefly and deglaze with 1 1/2 litres of water.

  2. 2

    Add chicken soup, salt and pepper, bring to the boil, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes. Lift out a skimmer with pointed cabbage strips and set aside. Finely puree the remaining cabbage in the stock.

  3. 3

    Season soup with crème fraîche, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Put the cabbage strips back into the soup and warm them up. For the eggs, heat 1 litre of water, 1 tablespoon of salt and vinegar. Beat the eggs one by one in a soup ladle and let them slowly slide into the water.

  4. 4

    Poach for about 4 minutes at low heat. Remove with a skimmer, drain and serve with the soup in deep plates. Serve sprinkled with paprika as desired.