Shallot soup with a goat’s cheese crouton Author: www.ukshallot.com Serves: 4 Ingredients 500g shallots 30g butter 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced 2 tsp sugar 200ml dry British cider 1 litre good beef stock 1 bay leaf 2 slices sourdough bread, cut in half or to fit in the top of the soup bowls 1 log