🇫🇷 French

Cheese Velouté

Name: Cheese Velouté
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 150 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 300 g, gruyère Cheese; small handful Tarragon; 1 litre Chicken Stock

🇫🇷 French

A clear, restorative french soup starring cheese — light on the palate, big on aroma. Ready in 35 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream150 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Black Peppercorns1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Cheese300 g, gruyère
Tarragonsmall handful
Chicken Stock1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Butter until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and black peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the cheese.
4
Simmer gently until the cheese is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with tarragon and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Macaroni & Cheese (French version) · on YouTube