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Luxembourg nettle soup

Luxembourg nettle soup

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Luxembourgish nettle soup: finely chopped nettle leaves, butter, ground apple, and meat broth, blended together, then mixed with sour cream, and served wi…

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Recipe from CTHOE, MediaWiki default, Mahjon99, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Brennesselsuppe is a traditional Luxembourgish soup: nettles, onion, and baked earth apples are cooked in a meat broth, then combined with sour cream. It is typically served with croutons.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$4.59 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.28
  • $1.02
  • $2.78
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into quarters. Peel the onion and finely chop it. ≈ 8 min
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan and sauté the onion for about 4 minutes, until it becomes translucent.
  3. Wash and dry the nettle leaves, then add them to the butter. Cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until they soften.
  4. Add the potatoes and beef broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
  5. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then blend in a food processor or immersion blender until smooth.
  6. Return the soup to the saucepan and heat it up.
  7. Remove from the heat again and stir in the sour cream to thicken the soup.
  8. Pour une expérience optimale, pour each bowl, preheat them and then top with toasted bread croutons.

The bill

Luxembourg nettle soup

  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 3 garden apples$1.02
  • 1 cup of meat broth$2.78
  • salt$0.03
  • Freshly ground black pepper$0.27

Total$4.59

that's $1.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 cup of fresh nettle leaves
  • 3 garden apples
  • 1 cup of meat broth
  • salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons of sour cream
  • Croutons for garnish

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