Pretzel Soup

Name: Pretzel Soup
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 8 soup pretzel, unsalted; 1 l hot beef broth; salt; 150 g spicy grated cheese (f.e. mountain cheese) / 5.3 oz; 80 g butter / 2.8 oz; 1 medium sized onion; chive

Classics
soup

The Pretzel soup is a typical recipe from the Wildschönau area in Tirol. It's not a soup actually, even if the name suggests it.

Method

Preparation time: 45 min
4 Portions

Step 1

Cut the pretzels in 1 cm (0.4 inch) wide pieces, pour hot soup over them, cover and leave to soak.

Step 2

Carefully pour off any excess soup.

Step 3

Layer pretzels and cheese in a baking dish.

Step 4

Fry the finely chopped onion in butter until light yellow and pour over the layers.

Step 5

Bake in the oven, and serve sprinkled with chives.

Tip: As for drinks, take milk or buttermilk.

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