Soupe Crasse (Cheese and Bread Soup)

By cprzybyl

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups beef or
• chicken stock
• 5 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 10 oz. Italian breadsticks
• 1 lb. Taleggio cheese,
• sliced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black
• pepper, to taste
• 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring stock to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat. Grease bottom of a 3-qt. high-sided skillet with 1 tbsp. butter. Break breadsticks into 2 1/2" pieces. Put 1 layer breadsticks in skillet. Cover breadsticks with layer of cheese. Continue layering breadsticks and cheese; ladle stock over breadsticks one ladleful at a time and heat skillet over low heat. Bring to a simmer; cook, without stirring, for 30 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a 12" skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook, until onions are soft, 810 minutes. Set a fine sieve over a small bowl. Strain butter, pressing onions with back of a spoon; discard onions. Drizzle butter over soup; continue cooking for 10 more minutes. To serve, spoon onto serving plates.