Potage Crecy – Cream of Carrot Soup

France

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Lavender & Lovage: A Culinary Notebook of Memories & Recipes From Home & Abroad

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

  • About

This famous French soup recipe is said to originate from Crécy, a small town just outside Paris, which is famous for its carrots. This is my version of this classic French recipe, and was one of the most requested soups from all the Bed and Breakfast guests when we ran our B and B, “Auberge de la Fontaine”, in SW France. I offered seasonal set meals daily, all with a French theme, and all home-cooked… a sample menu is shared above. As you can see, they all had a choice of what to eat, as lo