Nettle Soup Brennesselsuppe Food

NETTLE SOUP (BRENNESSELSUPPE)

Steps:

• Add butter to a pot and let melt.
• Add shallots and garlic and let fry until translucent.
• Add nettles and let wilt.
• Add wine and vegetable broth as well as, if using, cubed potatoes and cream.
• Bring to a boil and blend soup in a blender or puree.
• Let soup cook until reduced to preferred thickness.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with chopped, roasted pumpkin seeds and a couple of daisy blossoms (edible).

NETTLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, leek and potato, and cook for 10 mins until the vegetables start to soften. Add the stock and cook for a further 10-15 mins until the potato is soft.
• Add the nettle leaves, simmer for 1 min to wilt, then blend the soup. Season to taste, then stir in the butter and cream. Serve the soup drizzled with extra oil and scattered with dead nettle flowers, if you have them.

NETTLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium pot, and cover with cold water by about 2 inches; add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes. Drain; let cool completely. Cut into 1/4-inch dice; set aside.
• Melt butter with the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and nettle leaves; cook, stirring often, until onions are softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add stock, 3/4 cup water, and 1 tablespoon salt; stir to combine. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until nettle leaves have softened, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Using an immersion blender or a food processor, puree soup until smooth (use caution when pureeing hot liquids in a food processor). Reheat soup over low heat. Divide among serving bowls. Garnish with the potatoes, and drizzle with cream. Season with pepper, and serve.