
Lettuce soup with Dutch shrimp
Serve the soup with sourdough bread and butter.Ingredients
1Shallot
Dutch shrimp
1Butterhead lettuce
Cream
2lStock
Preparation
- Clean 1 head of lettuce, remove the core and save a few of the middle leaves. Heat oil in a tall pan and sauté 1 finely chopped shallot. Add the lettuce leaves and sauté briefly. Add 2 liters of poultry or vegetable stock and a small splash of cream. Let simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Puree and strain the soup and season with salt if desired.
- Stir-fry the reserved lettuce leaves very briefly. Pour the hot soup into a bowl, add some of the sautéed lettuce, and sprinkle Dutch shrimp on top.
- Serve with sourdough bread and butter.