Cream Of Sorrel Soup With Root Vegetables Food

SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, reduce heat, and simmer for about 8 minutes. Stir in sorrel and return to a boil. Remove from heat and puree in batches in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender.
• Return to medium-low heat and stir in cream, salt, and pepper. Heat through and serve.

BABA'S BEST SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sorrel in batches, stirring well until wilted, 5 to 8 minutes in all.
• Pour chicken stock and water into the Dutch oven. Stir in potatoes, carrot, parsley, dill, lemon juice, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Simmer soup until flavors combine, about 1 hour.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until mostly smooth before serving.

ENGLISH CREAM OF SORREL HERB SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil and add the onion and potatoes, stirring all the time, cook them until they start to soften.
• Add the stock & milk, season well with salt and black pepper and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
• 2 minutes before the end of cooking, add the sorrel & the creme fraiche or cream.
• Liquidise the soup.
• Serve it chilled OR hot, with croutons and finely chopped sorrel leaves.
• To serve it chilled:.
• Allow it to cool and store in a cool place such as the fridge. Just before serving, add an ice cube to each bowl and pour the soup into the bowl. Garnish as before.

CREAM OF SORREL SOUP WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large kettle, heat the stock to simmering over medium heat. Add the celery root and Jerusalem artichokes and cook until soft, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt two tablespoons of butter in a small skillet. Toss the sorrel in the butter just to coat. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Using a serrated knife, remove the crusts from the bread and cut into one-quarter-inch cubes. Melt the remaining butter in a small skillet over high heat and toss the cubes in the butter and toast until golden, about three minutes. Reserve.
• With a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables from the stock and place them in the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the stock and season with salt and pepper.
• Bring the soup to a boil and stir in the cream. When the soup is steaming, add the sorrel and ladle into hot soup plates and sprinkle with the croutons and chervil.

ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large flameproof casserole, melt the butter.
• Add the onion, shallots, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring often, or until the vegetables soften.
• Add the carrots, parsnips, turnips, chicken stock, water, and nutmeg.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Turn the heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer the soup for 40 to 50 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if you like.
• Remove 1 cup of solids from the soup and mash them on a plate with a fork until the mixture is pureed.
• Stir the puree back into the soup.
• Return the soup to a boil.
• In a small bowl, combine the lemon rind, mint, and scallions.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, sprinkle with the mint mixture and serve at once.

CREAMY ROOT VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add celery root, parsnips, stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in cream, 2 teaspoons thyme, salt, pepper and nutmeg; heat through. Top servings with bacon and additional thyme.

CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375*F. Place 20 cloves of peeled garlic in a small baking pan, and pour over 1/4 cup olive oil. Bake 30 minutes, or until tender.
• In a large pot, heat the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and saute the root vegetables with 5 cloves garlic, 5 to 8 minutes. Add water, salt, pepper and thyme, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat 40 minutes. Add the baked garlic with its oil to the soup, and grind with a stick blender or food processor. Straiin and add the 1/2 cup heavy cream. Taste and adust seasonings. Serve and enjoy!
• For a decorative presentation, serve with Puff Pastry Croutons, posted seperately.
• Makes 8 servings.

CURRIED CREAM OF ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add apples, onion, garlic, ginger root, curry, cumin, ground corriander, thyme and cayenne. Cook until softened.
• Add root vegetables and stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes. Puree soup in batches. Add cream and heat through but DO NOT BOIL.
• Sprinkle with fresh corriander.
• NOTE: you can create your own combination of root vegetables. Total amount of diced vegetables should total about 4 cups or 1 litre.