Soupe Aux Amandes

Serves:

Ingredients:

5 Eggs
6 oz Whole almonds, peeled
3 c Heavy cream
1 Quart chicken broth
(fond de volaille),heated
Salt and pepper
Almond slices, lightly
Toasted

Method:

This light soup is easy to prepare.
1.
Cook 3 eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
2.
When cool, put the hard-cooked yolks and the almonds in a mixer and beat until a smooth dough is formed.
3.
Dilute this dough with half the cream and pour into a saucepan.
Add the heated chicken broth and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
4.
Meanwhile, separate the remaining 2 eggs.
Discard the whites and dilute the raw yolks with the remaining cream.
Pour into a saucepan.
Slowly add the hot soup mixture on top and whip for 2 minutes without letting it boil again.
5.
Season to taste.
Pour into soup bowls and garnish with a few slices of lightly toasted almonds.
To peel almonds, drop raw almonds into boiling water for about 1 minute.
Remove from water and allow to cool.
Skins should be easy to remove.