French Duck Soup

French Duck Soup
serves:- 4,

Ingredients

* 1 litre or 2 pints of chicken stock
* 8 cloves of garlic, minced
* 75g or 3oz of duck fat
* 2 eggs, separated
* 1 bouquet garni
* salt & pepper
* 4 slices of stale bread toasted
* 75g or 3oz of grated cheese.

Method

* bring the stock to the boil
* fry the garlic in the duck fat, then add to the stock
* add the bouquet garni and simmer for 20 mins
* remove the bouquet garni
* beat the egg whites lightly and add to the soup
* as soon as they have set remove from the heat
* whisk some of the soup with the egg yolks a bit at a time
* then pour into the rest of the soup
* add salt and pepper to taste
* put a slice of the stale, toasted bread in the bottom of the bowl
* cover with grated cheese
* pour on the soup, cut the egg whites into pieces if you like