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Country vegetable soup

In this "country" (paysanne) style soup, the vegetables are left in small pieces, rather than blended.

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Last modified on: April 2^nd 2014

Keywords for this recipe:Soup Country style Vegetables Small dices Brunoise

For 6 people, you will need:

0 250 g Brussels sprouts
1 250 g leek
2 250 g cauliflower
3 250 g Jerusalem artichoke
4 1 litre 500 ml Vegetable stock
5 parsley
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,500 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	26 min.	1 hour 11 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Country vegetable soup : Photo of step #1

Prepare and chop 250 g leek.

Prepare 250 g cauliflower.

Peel 250 g Brussels sprouts and cut into 4 vertically.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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Peel and rinse 250 g Jerusalem artichoke, then cut into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

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Bring 1 litre 500 ml Vegetable stock to the boil in a large pan.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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Tip in the Jerusalem artichokes and leave to simmer until just tender.

Remove from the stock with a spider, drain and cool under running cold water to stop them cooking any further.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

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Do the same for the cauliflower...

Stage 6 - 9 min.

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...the Brussels sprouts, then the leek.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

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To finish, return all the vegetable to the stock to reheat for a few minutes. Check the seasoning...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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...and serve garnished with a little chopped parsley.

Remarks

It is very important not to overcook the leek so that it stays an attractive green colour.

Keeping

2 or 3 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
815 Kcal or 3,412 Kj	25 gr	116 gr	16 gr
41 %	10 %	11 %	2 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
33 Kcal or 138 Kj	1 gr	5 gr	1 gr
2 %	<1 %	<1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
136 Kcal or 569 Kj	4 gr	19 gr	3 gr
7 %	2 %	2 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 3.91 €
Per person : 0.65 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endive and beer soup, Stuffed cabbage leaves, Provençal braised carrots, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Duo of slow-cooked pork, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Du Barry soup, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, ... All
	Jerusalem artichoke: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Jerusalem artichoke salad, Normandy seafood stew, Turnip and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All
	Brussels sprouts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quartet of brassicas with cream , Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, ... All

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