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Artichoke Soup

Name: Artichoke Soup
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 globe artichokes; 4 shallots; 40 g butter; 2 litres milk; 2 bouquets garni; 400 ml cream; salt; pepper

For this recipe, we will first steam the artichokes, recover all the flesh, and prepare with shallot and milk a delicious soup.

31 K

50 min.

Easy

4.85 €

8 people

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 4^th 2022

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 8 globe artichokes
2 4 shallots
3 40 g butter
4 2 litres milk
5 2 bouquets garni
6 400 ml cream
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 4,210 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Cook 8 globe artichokes as you normally do, let them cool.

Stage 2

Remove all the leaves, then with a small spoon and for each one, remove the flesh that you will deposit in a bowl.

You can proceed by placing the leaf on the work surface...

Stage 3

...or by holding it in your hand.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

No secret, it's a bit tedious.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Remove the hay from the artichoke hearts, then cut them into small pieces and add them to the bowl.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Slice 4 shallots.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 40 g butter then add the minced shallots, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Add the artichoke flesh, mix well, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 or 4 minutes.

Stage 9 - 8 min.

Pour in 2 litres milk, add 2 bouquets garni, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

After this time, remove from heat, add 400 ml cream and mix thoroughly.

Stage 11

Check the seasoning, your artichoke soup is ready.

Remarks

The cream in step 10 can be replaced by 2 tablespoons of cornstarch diluted in cold water and blended in with the mixer.

If you want a thicker soup, add 1 potato cooked with the artichokes in step 8.

If you don't have a bouquet garni, replace it with a vegetable or poultry stock cube.

Keeping: Several days in the refrigerator, 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 recipe	140 RDI=60 %	250 RDI=20 %	130 RDI=20 %	2,770 RDI=140 %	11,600 RDI: 140 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	3 RDI=0 %	70 RDI=3 %	280 RDI: 3 %
Per person	20 RDI=7 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	350 RDI=20 %	1,450 RDI: 20 %

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: milk, Celery

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 9.70 €
Per person : 1.25 €

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