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Elderberry Soup
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Elderberry Soup

12 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

699
Calories
15g
Protein
7g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/4 lbs elderberries (vlierbessen)
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick (pijpe kaneel)
  • 1/2 lemon, rind of, of (schil van 1/2 citroen)
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 pears
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup whipped cream
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Directions

1

Remove berries from stems, wash with cold water and let drain.

2

Bring 4 cups water to boil, add the berries and let cook over a soft fire with a lid on, for about 15 minutes.

3

Press the berries and water through a sieve and return to the fire.

4

Add the cinnamon stick, the lemon peel, the sugar and the salt.

5

Peel the pears, core and cut in thin slices into the berry mixture.

6

Let the pears cook in the soup for a few minutes.

7

Take out the cinnamon stick and the lemon peel.

8

Mix the cornstarch with the white wine and pour into soup to thicken it.

9

Chill the soup in the refrigerator.

10

Serve with a dollop whipped cream on top.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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