I had been looking forward to a French soup that sails through an entire bottle of good Burgundy.. which of course is the defining characteristic here, however there is also an astonishing quantity of leek – enough to cause some serious eye pain when turning to a 6mm dice. There’s also a good dose of chicken stock; and bacon.
Sauteed butter, onion, bacon and leek smells amazing, but after the stock and wine were added it prompted my flatmate to comment that it smelled delicious but looked like soupy catfood. I tend to agree.
The taste is somewhat to the point. It improved a hell of a lot overnight, but it just seems that the end result is less than the sum of the parts. Its agreeable, but not magic. This is one I would like to order from a menu some time and see if I change my mind. Perhaps when served as a starter before something rich and meaty?
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