Soupe De Bonne Femme Or Old Wives Soup Recipes

SOUPE DE BONNE FEMME OR OLD WIVES SOUP

Steps:

• 1.
• Cut off larger green endings of leeks and dispose. Wash tender white part of leeks well and cut into small circles.
• 2.
• Cook leeks for 1 minute with 1 Tablespoon of salted butter.
• 3.
• Add 1 Tablespoon of water and cook for 5 minutes more on low heat.
• 4.
• Peel potatoes and also cut them into circles.
• 5.
• Add them to leeks with 6 cups of water, salt and pepper to taste. Let soup boil very slowly for 45 minutes.
• 6.
• Butter the toast (with salted butter!) and put one piece in the bottom of each soup bowl.
• 7.
• Pour the soup directly on top of the toast and serve immediately.
• Make sure you use French bread with plenty of salted butter as this is whats gives such a fantastic flavour. You can also add some bacon just before the leeks are added and you can also add some green salad if serving as a main meal.