German Beer Soup (Frankfurt Style)
Course: AppetizersCuisine: German, Hessen, WetterauDifficulty: EasyBeer soup was a traditional German dish that is less common today. This recipe adds a certain Frankfurt flair to the dish by adding Apple Wine, a local specialty of Frankfurt.
Ingredients
100g Sugar
1 Cinnamon Stick
250ml Water
100g Bread Crumbs
750ml Pilsner Beer
250ml Apple Wine (best substituted with a dry white wine, apple wine is made like wine and does not taste anything like cider)
100ml cream
Directions
- Add the sugar and cinnamon to the water and bring to a boil for 10 minutes, after which remove the cinnamon stick
- Add the bread crumbs with the beer and apple wine, and heat through, but do not bring it back to a boil again.
- Serve and add a dollop of cream to each serving