Classic Cucumber Soup Recipe
Ingredients
5-6 cucumbers, peeled and sliced
4-5 scallions, trimmed and sliced
4 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup hot cream
Unpeeled cucumber, finely-chopped
Directions
Put vegetables in a saucepan with 1 cup chicken stock, salt and pepper.
Simmer for 15 minutes or until cucumbers are soft.
Stir in flour, mixed to a paste with a little cold water, and 3 cups chicken stock.
Cook soup, stirring until it comes to a boil.
Simmer the soup gently for 10 minutes and stir in cream.
Turn soup into tureen and sprinkle the top with cucumber.
Simmer for 15 minutes or until cucumbers are soft.
Stir in flour, mixed to a paste with a little cold water, and 3 cups chicken stock.
Cook soup, stirring until it comes to a boil.
Simmer the soup gently for 10 minutes and stir in cream.
Turn soup into tureen and sprinkle the top with cucumber.