Traditional Basler Carnival Soup
This simple roasted flour soup is traditionally consumed in Basle, a small city in Switzerland, during "Fasnacht" (carnival) after the Monday early morning kick off. Fasnacht lasts exactly three days, from 4 am on Monday morning to 4 am on Thursday.
Ingredients
- 50 g flour
- 50 g butter
- 1 small onion, fine chopped
- 2 dl white wine
- 8 dl light broth
- Salt, pepper (to taste)
- 50 g Swiss cheese (= Emmentaler, the cheese with the big wholes) grated
Preparation
- Roast the flour in a big iron pan; constantly stir with a wisk to equally roasted (approx. 10 min) until the flour is nicely browned (and not burned).
- Wisk the butter with a fork till it is soft and smooth and mix into the flour
- Add the onion
- Let it simmer for about 5 min (small flame)
- Add wine and broth and let cook on reduced heat for approx. 45 min
- Stir from time to time
- Add the salt and pepper and serve in preheated bowls
- Sprinkle cheese over the soup
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