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Swiss Cheese Soup With Variation

Switzerland is known throughout the world for its excellent cheeses. emmantaler and gruyere are the two best-known cheeses. Emmantaler cheese is named after the emmantal valley, a pastoral mountain region northeast of berne. this recipe contains this wonderful cheese.

Steps

In a large saucepan cook the shallots and garlic in hot butter till the onion is tender , but not brown.
Stir in the chicken broth , caraway seed , salt , pepper , and ground nutmeg.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Cover.
Simmer for 15 minutes.
Combine the light cream or milk and flour.
Add to the mixture in the saucepan.
If adding the cabbage and rice , do this now as well.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir 1 minute more.
Reduce heat.
Add the cheese.
Cook and stir until the cheese is partially melted.
Serve immediately with crusty white bread , if desired.

Ingredients

shallots, garlic cloves, butter, chicken broth, caraway seed, salt, black pepper, ground nutmeg, light cream, all-purpose flour, emmenthaler cheese, cabbage, cooked rice