White Onion Soup With Chive Oil Food

YUKON GOLD POTATO SOUP WITH CHIVE OIL, BEET REDUCTION AND SWEET GARLIC CONFIT CROUTONS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large stock pot of salted cold water. Cover and bring to boil over medium heat. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook until tender. Once the potatoes are cooked, pour them into a strainer, removing all of the water. Put them back into the original pot. If there is still a lot of excess water in the potatoes, put the pot over low heat, shaking the pot so the potatoes dry off but not burn. Turn off the heat, cover and keep warm.
• In a large stock pot, over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon canola oil. When the butter has melted, add the onions, shallots and carrots. Turn the heat down to medium-low, and cook the vegetables until they soften, without burning or caramelizing. Saute for approximately 5 minutes, then add 2 quarts of vegetable stock. Keep the stock at a low simmer for about 30 minutes. Taste the stock and season with kosher salt and black pepper, to taste.
• While stock is cooking, make Garlic Confit for croutons:
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add canola oil and whole peeled garlic. Allow to cook until very tender to the touch, about 30 to 45 minutes. It should be like roasted garlic where you can smash and spread it. Allow the garlic to cool a bit then remove garlic cloves from oil and smash the garlic making it look like a puree. Set aside.
• Pour half of the stock into the pot of cooked potatoes. Using a hand mixer or immersion blender, puree the potatoes. Continue to add stock accordingly until the puree is thick but still pourable. Make sure the whole mixture is smooth. If the soup is still too thick, add more stock. Strain the soup in a fine mesh sieve; this is going to help remove the starchy, grainy feel from the potatoes. Strain the soup at least twice to get a nice smooth texture.
• Add the strained soup to a fresh clean pot and put it over medium-low heat. Whisk in the 1 cup of the half-and-half, 1/2 a cup of heavy cream and 3 tablespoons of butter. (This is where your palette is going to come into play, you can make this as smooth and buttery as you want.) Season with kosher salt and white pepper. Keep whisking and stirring, so as not to let the soup burn. Lower the heat and keep the soup warm.
• To make the garlic croutons:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brush the garlic oil on both sides of the bread slices. Arrange them on a sheet pan and put in the oven to toast on both sides. Remove from oven and spread prepared garlic confit on top.
• Assembly: Using a 4-ounce ladle, pour a ladle of soup into each bowl and squeeze a nice large circle of chive oil around the soup. Squeeze another large circle of beet reduction directly on top of the chive oil. Put 1 garlic crouton in the middle of each bowl. Garnish the croutons with a sprinkle of finely chopped chives.
• Fill a bowl with ice and water. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over medium heat. Once the water is at a boil, hold the bunch of chives with a pair of tongs. Put the chives into the water for 3 seconds and immediately remove to the ice water. Drain and dry the chives with a paper towel.
• In a blender add chives and oil and puree until smooth and thoroughly blended. Allow the mixture to sit overnight, then strain to remove any chive particles. Strain again through 4 layers of cheesecloth. Pour into a squeeze bottle and when ready to use, put the bottle into hot water to bring to room temperature.
• Puree the beets with a little bit of water in blender. Strain through a mesh strainer into a saucepan. Heat beet juice slowly over low heat and add the lemon juice. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve and put it into a squeeze bottle.

WHITE ONION SOUP WITH CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water. In a saucepan of boiling water blanch chives 10 seconds and drain in a sieve. Immediately plunge chives into ice water to stop cooking. Remove chives from ice water, squeezing out excess water, and drain on paper towels. Chop chives and in a blender purée with oil until smooth. Transfer chive oil to a bowl. Chill oil, covered, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Pour oil through a fine sieve into a small bowl, pressing hard on solids.
• Thinly slice onions and in a 5-quart heavy kettle combine with broth and wine. Bring mixture to a boil and skim foam. Add thyme and simmer, uncovered, until onions are very tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool mixture 10 minutes.
• In a blender purée mixture in batches with butter until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a bowl. In kettle stir together purée, sugar, vinegar, pepper, and salt to taste and heat over moderate heat, stirring, until heated through. Soup may be made 2 days ahead and cooled, uncovered, before chilling, covered. Reheat soup before serving. With a vegetable peeler shave enough thin slices from Parmigiano-Reggiano to measure about 1/2 cup. Serve soup drizzled with chive oil and topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano.

WHITE ONION SOUP | SLIMMING & WEIGHT WATCHERS FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Spray a saucepan with low calorie cooking spray and set on a medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent colouring.
• Add the chicken stock pot, white wine stock pot, water and thyme and bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs, then blitz the soup with a stick blender until smooth. Add the crème fraiche, then season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Fill a bowl with ice cubes and water. Blanch the chives in boiling water for 30 seconds, then drain immediately and put the chives in the ice water. Drain, wrap in paper towels, and squeeze out the excess water.
• Put the chives in a blender with the remaining ingredients and blend for 2 minutes; strain through a fine sieve. Transfer the oil to a plastic squeeze bottle if you like. The oil can be refrigerated for up to a month; bring to room temperature before using.

BROCCOLI SOUP WITH CHIVE-CAYENNE OIL

Steps:

• Puree 1/4 cup oil, chives, and cayenne in blender. Season with salt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and bay leaves; cook until onion is golden, stirring often, about 7 minutes. Add broccoli; stir until bright green, about 1 minute. Add broth. Simmer until broccoli is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Cool soup slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth, about 1 minute per batch. Return soup to pot. Rewarm until hot. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide soup among 6 bowls. Drizzle with chive-cayenne oil and serve.
• Any remaining chive-cayenne oil is delicious drizzled over mashed potatoes. It can also be used as a topping for steamed fish or a dipping oil for crusty bread.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Put the beans in a large pot, add enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches, and let soak overnight. Drain.
• Heat the olive oil in the same pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, leeks, tomato, carrots, celery, and garlic and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Add the beans, chicken stock, thyme, and rosemary and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the beans are very tender, about 1 hour.
• Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and add the half-and-half, then add more chicken stock to thin the soup if needed, and reheat the soup if necessary. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into espresso cups and top each with a few squirts or a drizzle of chive oil.

WHITE ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-based saucepan heat together the butter and olive oil until the butter has melted.
• Add the onion, celery and garlic and fry gently over low heat for 10 minutes, until the onion, celery and garlic has softened.
• Add the white wine, increase the heat and cook briskly until the wine has reduced by a third.
• Add the bay leaf, bouquet garni, parsley, stock and salt. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently, partly covered, for 2 hours.
• Soften the butter in the oil add the vegetables and cook gently until soft.

CHIVE & ONION POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large stockpot or Dutch oven on medium-high heat. Add leeks; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add potatoes, broth, water and pepper; cover. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Cool 10 minutes.
• Place leek mixture, in batches, in blender container; cover. Blend until pureed. Return to stockpot.
• Add cream cheese spread, a tablespoonful at a time, beating with wire whisk until well blended. Cook on medium heat until cream cheese is completely melted, stirring constantly. Add milk; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with chives just before serving.