Creamy Biltong Soup
Serves 6 10 min prep 30 min cook
A proudly South African creamy soup packed with savoury biltong and cheese, ideal as a starter or warming winter meal.
Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 50 g cake flour
- 750 ml beef stock
- 250 ml fresh cream
- 150 g finely sliced or grated biltong
- 100 g mature cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 30 g extra biltong for serving
Method
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook gently until soft.
- Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in the beef stock until smooth.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce the heat and stir in the cream.
- Add the biltong, grated cheese and nutmeg.
- Stir gently until the cheese has melted without allowing the soup to boil vigorously.
- Season with black pepper and taste before adding any salt.
- Serve immediately topped with extra sliced biltong.