Sorrel soup
Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.
351K 64 4.0
Last modified on: May 8th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:SoupSorrelSmall acidityGreenFor 6 people, you will need:
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 38 min. | 26 min. | 1 hour 4 min. |
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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.
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.
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 823 Kcal or 3,446 Kj | 11 gr | 99 gr | 43 gr |
| 41 % | 4 % | 9 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 35 Kcal or 147 Kj | < 1 gr | 4 gr | 2 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 137 Kcal or 574 Kj | 2 gr | 17 gr | 7 gr |
| 7 % | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.21 €
- Per person : 1.04 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Aperitif rolls, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Cassoulet, Minestrone, Panettone, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Vegetable pie, Leek and potato soup, Avengers' potatoes, ... All |
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Herb salad, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Salmon with sorrel, How to prepare sorrel, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelised apple pie, How to fry eggs well, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Fruit crumble, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, ... All |
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