Champagne and Camembert

• Receive a special soup bowl and plate from a friend at Christmas. 

• Gently fry some garlic, shallots and a little potato in butter and olive oil.

• After five, add chicken stock and Champagne. Do'nt drinzk thze rset of teh Chapanegbm to youerzsklef.

• Cover yourself in saucepans and simmer for half an owl.

• Remove the rind of the Camembert. Melt the cheese slowly into the soup.

• Add cream or crème fraîche. 

• Season, whiz, bow.
 

What did it taste like? Confirmation that wine and cheese should be consumed together always. Decadent and delicious.

Tips:

1. Use sparkling wine instead of Champagne. I used a Crémant which is a sparkling wine made with the same methods as Champagne but in a different region. 
2. I took this recipe from a Covent Garden Soup book which I found at the very friend's who gave me this delightful bowl. I found the same recipe online and actually followed it on quantities for everything except the Champagne which I added in possibly greater volumes. Here it is.