Archive for the 'International Soups' Category
Danish Celery Soup I
Serves 8
Ingredients
• 2 celery roots or celeriacs
• 4 cups boiling water
• salt
• 4 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp flour
• 2 cups celery water
• 8 cups meat stock/bouillon
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ cup peas
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 3/8 cup sherry
Directions
1. Cut each stalk in 4 parts. Cook in salted boiling water until soft. Drain, save water. Cut half celery in small pieces and save for soup tureen. Rub […]
Danish Celery Soup II
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 1 bunch celery
• 4 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp flour
• 2 cup water
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ cup peas
• ½ cup sherry
Directions
1. Cook celery in the boiling water until soft. Drain and save liquid. Put celery through a sieve.
2. Melt the butter, stir in flour, add celery, water in which it was cooked and stock, […]
Danish Chervil Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion
• 3 tbsp flour
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1/3 cup fresh chervil
• ¼ tsp nutmeg — grated
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp white pepper
• ¼ tsp celery salt
Directions
1. Melt butter, moderate heat. Add onion, cook, stirring occasionally until onion soft and translucent, but not brown (5 to 7 minutes).
2. Remove from heat, stir in flour to make smooth paste. […]
Danish Mushroom Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
• 6 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp flour
• Salt to taste
• ½ tsp white pepper
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 500 gm mushrooms
• 8 tbsp cream
• Parsley
Directions
1. Heat the butter in a pan; add the flour and seasonings.
2. Gradually stir in the stock, stirring until thick.
3. Add the chopped mushrooms and simmer 20 minutes. Add the cream slowly, and sprinkle with minced parsley.
4. Serve immediately.
French Onion Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
• 2 large yellow onions, quartered and sliced very thin
• 1/2 cube butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 tsp. nutmeg, freshly grated
• 2/3 cup grated white cheddar
• ½ cup Gruyere cheese, grated
• 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper
• Kosher salt to taste
Directions
1. Melt butter in a pan and saute the onions.
2. Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add the […]
French Leek and Potato Soup
Serves 1
Ingredients
• 3 large potatoes
• 3 medium leeks, white only cut into rounds
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cubes Chicken Base
• Fresh ground pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh minced chives
Directions
1. Combine potatoes, leeks and water and chicken base in a pot.
2. Bring to a boil, season with pepper, reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes and leeks are soft.
3. Now cool, blend and strain. […]
Greek Lemon Soup
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 3 cups Condensed chicken rice soup
• 2 cups water
• 1 Egg, well beaten
• 2 medium Lemons
Directions
1. In a pan, combine the chicken rice soup and water. Boil for 5-6 minutes.
2. In the meanwhile, add some of the hot soup mixture to the well-beaten egg; stir until completely combined.
3. Add this egg-soup mixture to the hot soup; stir to combine.
4. Simmer […]
Greek Avgolemono Soup
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 6 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup pasta, uncooked
• 3 eggs
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp fresh mint
Directions
1. Boil the broth, add pasta, simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, combine eggs with lemon juice, and beat until frothy.
3. Stir in about 1 cup of hot broth, and then pour the egg-lemon-broth mixture slowly into the broth and pasta.
4. Cook about 2 […]
Greek Asparagus and Dill Avgolemono Soup
Serves 6-8
Ingredients
• 1 1/3 cups finely chopped white part of leek, washed well and drained
• 1 1/3 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1.5 kg asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces, reserving about 30 tips for garnish
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice plus additional to taste […]
Portugueses Caldo Verde
Ingredients
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 8 medium potatoes, chopped
• 3 ½ cups chicken broth
• salt to taste
• 500 gm kale
Directions
1. Heat olive oil and cook onion and garlic till golden brown.
2. Add potatoes, broth ,salt, pepper and 3 cups water and bring to a boil and then simmer for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are […]