Springboks vs England served with a bowl of biltong soup
With the Springboks taking on England tomorrow, there’s no better way to settle in for the action than with a bowl of this rich and creamy biltong soup.
Are you struggling to decide what to cook for the family in this cold weather? We have just the thing for you!
Why not try this delicious biltong soup from the What A Blast recipe blog? It pairs perfectly with this weekend’s Springbok match and is sure to impress your guests. This rich and creamy soup also goes well with fresh rolls or vetkoek.
What you will need:
• 100g unsalted butter
• 1 tsp fresh crushed garlic
• 3 tbsp flour
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 3 cups milk
• ½ cup fresh cream
• ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
• 100g biltong
• 2 tsp sherry (optional)
• Thin biltong slices for garnish
• ½ cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
How to make this rich and creamy soup:
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan.
• Sauté the garlic in the butter for 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, nutmeg and black pepper, and stir to form a paste.
• Add the stock, milk and fresh cream. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low.
• Stir in the blue cheese and cheddar until melted, then remove from heat.
• Stir in the biltong and add the sherry just before serving.
• Garnish with biltong slices.
*Source: With A Blast
