Santesson Recipe Collection Swedish Cooking


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Nässelsoppa - Nettle Soup  
The use of the stinging nettle as food appears to be most  
common to Sweden. The only exception we have come  
across on the Net is a Slovenian spring-soup recipe. The  
nettles should be collected very young (use gloves!), the  
leaves not longer than 2 - 3 cm.  
Proceed as follows:  
Ingredients:  
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. Let the nettle leaves simmer until tender, usually 5 -  
10 minutes is enough.  
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2 litre rinsed leaves of  
stinging nettle  
1.5 litre water  
2. Strain and set the liquid aside.  
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3. Puree the nettles together with the chives in a food  
processor. The result should be a creamy paste.  
4. Melt the butter in a deep casserole, add the flour and  
mix thoroughly at moderate heat.  
5. Add the nettle water while stirring, then add the nettle  
puree. Let simmer for a few minutes, then add salt  
and pepper if required.  
2 tbsp (30 g) butter  
3 tbsp (50 ml) flour  
25 - 50 g chives  
2 beef bouillon cubes  
salt, pepper  
Nettle soup is traditionally served with halved hard-boiled  
eggs, but the eggs can be whole or sliced as well.  
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