Sorrel soup
Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.
292,6274.2/5 for 53 ratings
Last modified on: May 8th 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
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Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 38 min. | 26 min. | 1 hour 4 min. |
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel and wash 500 g potatoes, then slice.
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.
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
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 7.01 €
- Per person : 1.17 €
Source
Home madeMore recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to use gelatin, French onion soup, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Sugar syrup, Vegetable stock, ... All |
| Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Alsatian-style salad, Normandy seafood stew, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Cervelas salad, ... All |
| Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Herb salad, How to prepare sorrel, Salmon with sorrel, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rum babas, Breton Pie, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Grilled cheese, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
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