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Sorrel soup

Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.

315,2324.2/5 for 53 ratings

Last modified on: May 8^th 2011

For 6 people, you will need:

1 500 g potatoes
2 300 g sorrel
3 1 shallot
4 50 g butter
5 1 litre 500 ml water
6 1 chicken stock cube
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 2,385 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 3 people 6 people 12 people 18 people

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
38 min.	26 min.	1 hour 4 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel and wash 500 g potatoes, then slice.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 300 g sorrel.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Chop 1 shallot.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Melt 50 g butter in a large over a medium heat, then add shallot chopped small, cook one minute.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Add the sorrel leaves, and let them wilt while stirring gently.

Stage 6

Wilting means that the beautiful green sorrel will become brown and mushy, but fortunately it keeps all its taste.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add potatoes in the pan, salt and pepper, and cover.

Stage 8 - 25 min.

Add 1 litre 500 ml water, 1 chicken stock cube and cook until the potatoes are done.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

At the end of this time, remove from the heat, and blend the contents of the pan with a blender.

Remarks

The boys call this recipe "alien soup", obviously from the color. They came up with this version: put a small alien in a blender with 1 litre of acid, do not salt (the alien is naturally salty) and blend about thirty seconds, serve immediately.

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 : 6.21 €
Per person : 1.04 €

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Source

Home made.

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