French cheese soup

French cheese soup

Ingredients

• 400-500 gr chicken fillet
• 200 gr melted cheese
• 400 gr potatoes
• 150 gr onion
• 180 gr carrots
• butter
• salt, pepper, herbs, bay leaf

Directions

1. In a 3 liter saucepan, put the meat and pour water. As soon as the broth starts to boil, add 1 tsp. salt, a couple of peas of allspice and black, 2-3 leaves of bay leaf. Cook from the moment of boiling for 20 minutes. Then take out the meat.
2. Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. Onion cut into cubes. Grate carrots. Cut the meat into small pieces. Grate the melted cheese (if in the form of a stick) or cut into cubes.
3. Add potatoes to boiling broth. From the moment of boiling 5-7 minutes.
4. At this time, we make a weak frying in butter. First put the onions, then the carrots. Lightly salt and pepper. Add the finished frying to the soup and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
5. Then add chopped meat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, add melted cheese, mix well and turn off the heat.
6. Sprinkle with herbs before serving. Serve with croutons if desired.