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Smooth mixed vegetable soup
Any vegetables you have, cut into small pieces, mixed with a shallot cooked in butter, cooked together then blended. Even better when it's cold outside.
354 K 4.1/5 (54 reviews)
2 hours 3 min.
Easy
6 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: January 3rd 2014
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3 turnips
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30 g 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 40 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 2 hours 3 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Prepare ½ green cabbage, raw.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Wash and mince finely 1 shallot.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
In a big pan on medium fire, make melt 30 g butter and add shallot, salt and pepper.
Make cook without coloration 1 or 2 minutes.
Make cook without coloration 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Add all vegetables and stir carefully, to well mix buttered shallot.
Note that is the secret of tasty soups, this mix will give them more taste and flavor than a simple water+vegetables soup.
Note that is the secret of tasty soups, this mix will give them more taste and flavor than a simple water+vegetables soup.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Add enough water to cover all, plus about 1 inch high.
Salt again.
Salt again.
Stage 8 - 25 min.
Make cook for about 25 minutes, covered, until vegetables are cooked and soft.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Blend all, and check seasoning.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Serve if possible with some parsley, pepper on the table, and for the most greedy people around the table, some crème fraiche and butter.
Remarks
If you don't have these particular vegetables, use whatever you have. Try at least to include a chopped shallot.
Don't hesitate to make a lot at once, as soup keeps well in the fridge or freezer.
Don't hesitate to make a lot at once, as soup keeps well in the fridge or freezer.
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 recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 210 RDI=20 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 1,240 RDI=60 % | 5,180 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=1 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 1 RDI=0 % | 50 RDI=3 % | 230 RDI: 3 % |
| Per person | 6 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 210 RDI=10 % | 860 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 3.50 €
- Per person : 0.60 €
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Butter
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