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Recipe

Nettle soup

Mique levée, a South-Western treasure, is a soft bread baked in a broth and served with salted pork and vegetables.

Time Preparation

3h30

Time Cooking

1 hour

Quantity Number of place settings

10 people

Ingredients For X people

Mique :

  • 1 kg flour
  • 1 cube of baker’s yeast
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 large pinch of coarse salt
  • 1 half glass warm water
  • 1 half glass warm milk
  • 50g butter
  • 50g fat (duck or pork)
  • 1 sugar cube

Stock :

  • Petit salé (pork ribs)
  • 1/2 green cabbage
  • 6 carrots
  • 2 leeks

Preparation Estimated time: 55 minutes

01Making the Mique dough
  • Dissolve the yeast in the glass of warm water. Place ¾ of the flour in a bowl, make a well in it and gradually add the eggs, butter, sugar, fat, then the water with the yeast, salt and milk. Knead by hand or in a food processor until the dough forms a ball. Add the rest of the flour if necessary until it no longer sticks.
02Lots of rest!
  • Keep the dough warm for 30 minutes. Knead again and keep warm in a knotted tea towel for 2 hours. The dough should rise.
03Preparing the soup
  • Wash and peel the vegetables, cut the leeks in half lengthways and separate the cabbage leaves. Heat the water in a large pot 30 minutes before the pasta is due to rest.
04Last stage
  • Heat the petit salé, carrots and cabbage with the water. Add the dough to the pan at the end of the resting time. Leave to cook for one hour.
05Enjoy!
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Patricia's advice

There’s nothing like browning the slices in butter in a frying pan the next day to liven up leftover Mique!

Régine