Cauliflower Soup With Chorizo Food

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH CHORIZO AND GARLIC CROUTONS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion along with a pinch of salt. Cook until soft, about 6 mins, then tip in the cauliflower and half the garlic. Give everything a good stir, then pour in the stock. Cook for 12 mins or until the cauliflower is tender.
• Meanwhile, peel the chorizo, then chop into small pieces. Toast the bread, then tear or cut into crouton-sized pieces. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, add the chorizo and fry until crisp. Tip in the bread and remaining garlic and cook for a minute or so until everything is nicely coated in the chorizo oils. Set aside.
• Using a stick blender, blitz the soup with the double cream and season to taste. Reheat if necessary, then divide between two bowls. Mix the parsley with the chorizo and croutons, and top generously.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Heat large suacepan with butter and add leek and garlic. Cover with lid and cook gently for 5 minutes. Add cauliflower, chicken stock and potato. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
• In another frypan, add chorizo and cook until brown on all sides. Drain on kitchen paper and set aside to keep warm.
• Add cream to soup and blend until smooth using a stick mixer. Check seasoning, divide between 4 bowls using the chorizo as garnish.
• Serve with the bread of your choosing.

POTAGE DUBARRY WITH CRISP CHORIZO (CREAMY CAULIFLOWER SOUP)

Steps:

• Set aside two handfuls of small cauliflower florets. Heat the butter in a large pan, add the shallots and gently fry until soft but not brown. Add the cauliflower, potatoes, milk and stock. Season and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and gently simmer for 15-20 mins until the vegetables are tender. Purée until smooth either with a stick blender or in a food processor (you will need to do this in batches). Return to the pan and add the cream. Warm through and add more seasoning if necessary.
• Heat the oil in a pan, add the reserved cauliflower florets and fry until brown and starting to soften. Add a splash of water, cover and cook for a further 1-2 mins until just tender. Tip the cauliflower into a bowl. Add the chorizo to the pan and fry quickly on each side until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
• Serve the soup in bowls with a small pile of crisp cauliflower in the centre, topped with a couple of slices of chorizo and scattered with coriander.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH CRISPY CHORIZO BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• In a larege soup pot, melt the butter. Add the diced onion, crushed garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, and bay leaf, and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the cauliflower florets and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over moderately low heat until the cauliflower is very tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
• In a blender or food processor, carefully puree the soup in batches until smooth. Pour the soup into a clean pot and set it over low heat. Stir in the heavy cream and season the soup with salt and black pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, cook the chopped chorizo over moderate heat until it is almost crisp, about 3 minutes. Add the panko and cook, stirring frequently, until the crumbs are crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer the chorizo bread crumbs to a small bowl.
• Ladle the soup into shallow bowls. Sprinkle with the chorizo bread crumbs and serve at once, before the bread crumbs become soggy.