Traditional Spanish Almond Soap | Typical 1st course for Christmas dinner

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 8 oz chopped almonds
• 3 hard-boiled egg yolks
• 2 pt chicken stock
• 1 oz plain flour
• 1 oz butter
• 4 fl oz single cream
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

1. Reduce the almonds to a paste using a mortar or crusher and slowly add in the egg yolks and 1 tablespoon of the stock.
2. Make a beurre manie by mixing the flour and butter together into a smooth paste using a fork.
3. Simmer the remaining stock in a saucepan.
4. Add the beurre manie in small balls.
5. Whisk vigorously after each addition until completely dissolved.
6. Whisk in the almond paste until smooth.
7. Cook for 30 minutes.
8. Use a sieve to strain the soup into a clean pan.
9. Add in cream and season with salt and pepper.

Servings: 4

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