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Smooth mixed vegetable soup

Any vegetables you have, cut into small pieces, mixed with a shallot cooked in butter, cooked together then blended. Even better when it's cold outside.

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Last modified on: January 3^rd 2014

For 6 people, you will need:

1 3 carrots
2 3 potatoes
3 3 turnips
4 ½ green cabbage
5 2 leeks
6 1 shallot
7 30 g butter
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,285 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 36 min.	27 min.	2 hours 3 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Smooth mixed vegetable soup : Photo of step #1

Peel and wash 3 carrots, 3 potatoes and 3 turnips.

Cut all in small pieces, or fine slices.

If you have a mandolin, it's very useful, and in that case make small sticks.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

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Prepare ½ green cabbage, raw.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

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Clean and mince 2 leeks.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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Wash and mince finely 1 shallot.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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In a big pan on medium fire, make melt 30 g butter and add shallot, salt and pepper.

Make cook without coloration 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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Add all vegetables and stir carefully, to well mix buttered shallot.

Note that is the secret of tasty soups, this mix will give them more taste and flavor than a simple water+vegetables soup.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

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Add enough water to cover all, plus about 1 inch high.

Salt again.

Stage 8 - 25 min.

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Make cook for about 25 minutes, covered, until vegetables are cooked and soft.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

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Blend all, and check seasoning.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

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Serve if possible with some parsley, pepper on the table, and for the most greedy people around the table, some crème fraiche and butter.

Remarks

If you don't have these particular vegetables, use whatever you have. Try at least to include a chopped shallot.

Don't hesitate to make a lot at once, as soup keeps well in the fridge or freezer.

Nutritional information

% 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 : 19.25 €
Per person : 3.21 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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