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Tourain garlic soup thickened with stale bread

Tourain garlic soup thickened with stale bread

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A rustic garlic and goose fat soup, thickened with egg whites and yolks, served on thin slices of crusty country bread.

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Recipe from Brunodesacacias, JackPotte, Savant-fou and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The creamy turnip soup is a quick and flavorful dish, seasoned with garlic and duck fat. The beaten egg yolk, mixed with vinegar, gives it a lovely, smooth texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$2.02 $0.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.28
  • $0.44
  • $0.40
  • $0.02
  • $0.02
  • $0.59
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil 1 liter of water.
  2. In a saucepan, melt the butter and sauté the peeled garlic until it is lightly golden, but not browned.
  3. Stop cooking when you add the flour. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour the water in and let it boil for 2 minutes.
  5. Crack the egg and separate the white from the yolk. ≈ 2 min
  6. Add the white wine to the broth, cover, and remove from the heat.
  7. Neutralize the yellow color with vinegar, then mix with a ladle of broth, and finally add to the slightly cooled broth.
  8. Serve on thin slices of crusty, day-old bread. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tourain garlic soup thickened with stale bread

  • 1 tablespoon of duck or goose fat$0.28
  • 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and with the germ removed$0.44
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • Day-old country bread$0.59
  • salt, pepper$0.27

Total$2.02

that's $0.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 liter of water
  • 1 tablespoon of duck or goose fat
  • 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and with the germ removed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • Day-old country bread
  • salt, pepper

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