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Ölsupa (beer soup): photo of the dish
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Ölsupa (beer soup)

A sweet-and-sour Swedish soup made with light beer, milk and egg yolks thickened with flour. It is served hot as a starter, often at Christmas or in spring, with croutons or small Swedish buns.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

186 kcal per serving

Protein
5.3 g
Carbohydrates
21.8 g
Fat
5 g
of which saturated fat
2.4 g
Fiber
0.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Bring the beer, cinnamon stick and lemon zest to a gentle simmer in a saucepan, without letting it boil, for 5 minutes.
  2. Remove the cinnamon and zest. Add the honey and raisins and let it simmer for 2 more minutes.
  3. In a bowl, stir the flour with a little cold milk until you have a smooth cream, then add the rest of the milk.
  4. Pour this mixture into the saucepan and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until it thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
  5. Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl, pour in a ladleful of the hot soup while stirring, then pour everything back into the saucepan.
  6. Heat gently, stirring, without letting it boil (the soup must not curdle), season with a pinch of salt, then serve right away, sprinkled with cinnamon.

Variations and tips

Kids' version. Replace the beer with warm apple juice, without the salt or the alcohol of the recipe.

With what you can find here. A non-alcoholic blonde beer works perfectly if the traditional beer is hard to find.

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Original Ecomely recipe.