Italian Soups Recipes - Cherry Soup (Zuppa di Cilliege) Recipe

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz/1/3 cup semolina (cream of wheat)

• 900 g/2 lb cherries, stoned (pitted)

• 900 ml/3 3/4 cups water

• 100 g/4 oz//1/2 cup sugar

• 3 cinnamon sticks

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 3 egg yolks

---

Method:

1. Place the semolina in a saucepan with 150 ml/2/3 cup hot water and bring to the boil. Cook gently until thick, stirring.

2. Put the cherries into a large saucepan with the remaining water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and lemon juice. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Stir in the cooked semolina and simmer for two more minutes, discard the cinnamon sticks.

4. Beat the egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk in the soup. Stir then cool thoroughly before serving.