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Sorrel soup

Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.

401 K 4.0/5 (69 reviews)

1 hour 4 min. difficulté

Easy

6.25 €

12 people

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 8^th 2011

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 4 cups + 3 tablespoons potatoes
2 2 ²⁄₃ cups sorrel
3 2 shallots
4 ½ cup butter
5 12 ²⁄₃ cups water
6 2 chicken stock cubes
7 salt
8 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 40 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 1 hour 4 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel and wash 4 cups + 3 tablespoons potatoes, then slice.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 2 ²⁄₃ cups sorrel.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Chop 2 shallots.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Melt ½ cup 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 12 ²⁄₃ cups water, 2 chicken stock cubes 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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=8 %	200 RDI=20 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,650 RDI=80 %	6,890 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	0	4 RDI=0 %	1 RDI=0 %	30 RDI=2 %	150 RDI: 2 %
Per person	1 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=2 %	7 RDI=1 %	140 RDI=7 %	570 RDI: 7 %

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: Sulfites, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 12.45 €
Per person : 1.05 €

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