Many regional dishes are very easy to cook, so it is not hard to make them at home. Fans of unusual delights will like Soupe à la bière – this soup is available in virtually all restaurants in Calais. As it contains beer, the dish has an original taste. To make this soup, you will need flour, any dark beer, beef broth, salt, butter, raw sugar, and quality home bread.
Melt butter in a frying pan and add flour. Stir well until there is a homogenous sauce. After that, mix beef broth and beer in equal proportions. Add the sauce and salt, boil the soup, and cook it on a slow fire for 30 minutes. Slice the bread into 1 – 1.5 cm thick pieces, sprinkle them with sugar and put into an oven. The croutons are ready when the sugar melts completely. Then put the croutons at the bottom of a soup plate and add soup. As a rule, Calais restaurants serve this dish hot.
The region is also famous for its amazing sausages that have been produced at local farms for centuries in accordance with unchanged recipes. At food markets and in grocery shops, visitors can buy special Cambraiaux sausage, which is a key ingredient in a popular local dish - Andouillede Cambraiaux poireaux. To cook this dish, you will need the sausage, leek, vinegar, mustard, vegetable oil, salt, and pepper.
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