Finnish Beer Soup

Beer Soup

Finland

Makes 6-8 servings

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Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 Tbl flour
pinch of salt, if desired
1 cup of beer
½ Tbl corn syrup
½ tsp ginger, fresh or ground
1 cinnamon stick
1 clove
pinch of white pepper, freshly ground
1 cup of Swiss-type cheese, diced
1/3 cup of parsley, chopped finely

Directions:

• Mix the milk, flour and salt in a medium saucepan. Heat to boiling while stirring constantly to avoid suddenly boiling over. Boil and stir one minute. Remove from heat; cover.
• Pour beer, corn syrup, ginger, cinnamon stick and clove into a saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 or 4 minutes. Stir the mixture into the thickened milk. Return to heat and bring to a boil but watch it carefully so it doesn’t boil over. Add white pepper and perhaps more salt (which accentuates the sweetness).
• Discard cinnamon stick and clove; strain out lumps. Serve immediately in heated bowls in which you have placed the cheese diced and garnish with sprinkles of parsley.

Source: The Complete Book of Soups and Stews by Bernard Clayton Jr.
 
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