Sorrel Potato Soup Food

CAULIFLOWER AND SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• Place the cauliflower florets, potato, and onion in a saucepan with the butter and oil. Heat gently and, when the contents start to sizzle, cover with a lid and sweat everything over a low heat for about 10 minutes. The vegetables should not be at all colored.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil, then pour in the milk and return gently to a boil. (This way, there will be no scum forming in the milk.) Season to taste, then simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes when the vegetables should be soft.
• Pour in half the cream, then puree in a food processor or blender, or blend in the pan with an immersion blender. Pass the puree through a sieve into a clean pan, rubbing with the back of a ladle.
• Stir in the rest of the cream. Taste for seasoning and bring the soup to a boil. Ladle into soup plates, top with sorrel shreds, and add a spoonful of caviar to each. Serve.

SORREL AND POTATO SOUP-POTAGE à L'OSEILLE -

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven melt butter. Add shallots and bay leaves to melted butter and sweat shallots until tender, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and stir well for a minute, pour in wine and reduce by half.
• When mixture has been reduced pour in chicken stock, add potatoes,thyme and heavy cream.
• Bring soup to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Remove from heat.
• Discard bay leaves from soup mixture and add fresh sorrel, puree the soup. Add nutmeg and season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• When ready to serve, garnish with fresh chives.

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.

SORREL, PEA, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook leeks in oil with salt and pepper to taste over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Peel potato and cut into 1-inch cubes. Add potato, broth, and 1 cup water to leeks and simmer, covered, about 10 minutes, or until potato is tender. Stir in peas and simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes, or until peas are tender.
• In a blender purée potato mixture with sorrel in 2 batches until very smooth, transferring to a bowl. Whisk in sour cream and remaining 1/2 cup water, adding additional to thin soup to desired consistency. Chill soup, covered, at least 2 hours, and up to 24.
• Just before serving, stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Garnish soup with egg and sorrel.

CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• Pick over the sorrel. Remove and discard any tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse and pat dry. Pack the leaves closely and cut them crosswise into thin strips. Set aside.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the leeks. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Do not brown.
• Add the potatoes to the saucepan and pour in the broth. Bring to the boil and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Strain the broth. Transfer the solids to the container of a food processor. Add about one cup of the cooking liquid and blend thoroughly. Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the remaining liquid. Chill thoroughly.
• Add the sorrel to the chilled soup. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the cream and refrigerate until ready to use.

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.