Crema de cavolfiore - cream of cauliflower soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsOil
3tablespoonsButter
4slicesBacon, Or Pancetta, Chopped
1mediumOnion, Chopped
1Head Cauliflower, Washed, Chopped
1quartChicken Stock
4tablespoonsFlour
1cupLight Cream, * See Note
4dropsTabasco Sauce
Salt And Pepper, To Taste
1tablespoonFresh Parsley, Chopped

Directions

* It is just as good using one cup of skim milk.

Heat the butter and oil in a large pot and cook the bacon until it is crisp. Add the onion and cauliflower and cook for 10 minutes. Add the stock and let boil for another 10 minutes.

Mix together the flour and cream until very smooth. Add to the soup very slowly, stirring constantly. Cook for 6 minutes and then season to taste with Tabasco, salt and pepper. Serve immediately with chopped parsley on top.

NOTES : From La Cucina di Pasquale ISBN 0-919157-00-9 bd. ISBN o-919157-01-7 pa. Horizon Publishing Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Recipe by: Pasquale Carpino Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #570 by Peg Baldassari <75402.3465@...> on 97