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Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup

Name: Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup
Prep time: 1 h 18 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 43 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 carrots; 2 turnips; 2 shallots; 1 leek; 500 g mussels; 500 g cockles; 500 g clams; 6 scallops; 50 g butter; 500 ml liquid cream; parsley; salt; pepper

For this recipe with marine flavors, we will cook several kinds of shellfish, then add them to small creamed vegetables.

36 K 3.3/5 (3 reviews)

1 hour 45 min. difficulté

Easy

18.70 €

6 people

13 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 8^th 2023

For 6 people, you will need:

1 2 carrots
2 2 turnips
3 2 shallots
4 1 leek
5 500 g mussels
6 500 g cockles
7 500 g clams
8 6 scallops
9 50 g butter
10 500 ml liquid cream
11 parsley
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 3,040 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 20 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 1 hour 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 1

Prepare 2 carrots, cut into julienne.

Peel and wash 2 turnips, also cut into julienne.

Prepare and slice 2 shallots.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 2

Prepare and finely chop 1 leek.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 45 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 3

Cook the mussels, cockles and clams in a marinade, one after the other.

Do not change the cooking water between each.

Let cool and then remove the shells.

Cut the 6 scallops in pieces, without cooking them.

Stage 4

Set aside half a glass of the cooking juices from the shellfish once all the cooking is done.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 5

In a large saucepan over medium heat add 50 g butter, melt and add the minced shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 4 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 6

Add all the vegetables, mix, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 or 4 minutes.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 7

Add all the shells...

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 8

...500 ml liquid cream and the half glass of shellfish juice from step 4.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 20 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 9

Mix well, lower the heat and let it thicken gently for about 20 minutes uncovered.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup : Stage 10

After this time, check the seasoning, then add the chopped parsley.

Your recipe is ready.

Stage 11

Serve in a cassolette (small individual pot or ramekin) or classically with a side dish such as rice pilaf for example.

Remarks

The choice of shellfish is very open, use what you find in season.

Same thing for vegetables, follow the seasons and your inspiration.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	220 RDI=80 %	140 RDI=10 %	230 RDI=30 %	3,460 RDI=170 %	14,470 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	4 RDI=0 %	7 RDI=1 %	110 RDI=6 %	480 RDI: 6 %
Per person	40 RDI=10 %	20 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=6 %	580 RDI=30 %	2,410 RDI: 30 %