Sorrel soup


Sorrel soup
Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.
395 K 4.0/5 (69 reviews)
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Last modified on: May 8th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 4 min.
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Stage 1 - 10 min.
Sorrel soup
Peel and wash 500 g potatoes, then slice.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Sorrel soup

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Sorrel soup

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Sorrel soup
Melt 50 g butter in a large over a medium heat, then add shallot chopped small, cook one minute.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Sorrel soup
Add the sorrel leaves, and let them wilt while stirring gently.

Stage 6
Sorrel soup
Wilting means that the beautiful green sorrel will become brown and mushy, but fortunately it keeps all its taste.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Sorrel soup
Add potatoes in the pan, salt and pepper, and cover.

Stage 8 - 25 min.
Sorrel soup
Add 1 litre 500 ml water, 1 chicken stock cube and cook until the potatoes are done.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Sorrel soup
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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 RDI=4 %100 RDI=9 %40 RDI=6 %820 RDI=40 %3,450 RDI: 40 %
Per 100 g04 RDI=0 %1 RDI=0 %30 RDI=2 %150 RDI: 2 %
Per person1 RDI=1 %20 RDI=2 %7 RDI=1 %140 RDI=7 %570 RDI: 7 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 people : 6.25 €
  • Per person : 1.05 €

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