makes 4 servings
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Sorrel soup is a classic. It is a harbinger of spring all over Europe, and several versions of it exist from Scotland to France to Russia. This soup would be inedible without the cream and eggs to temper it. With them, however, it becomes a bright, smooth wake-up call from a long winter. All it needed for total balance was a good loaf of bread and a crisp white wine. Enjoy!
tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/2 cup chopped green onions, ramps or other wild onion
4-6 cups of chopped sorrel, packed
Salt
3 tablespoons flour
1 quart chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup cream
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the green onions or ramps and turn the heat to medium-low. Cover the pot and cook gently for 10 minutes.
While the onions are cooking, pour the stock into another pot and bring to a simmer.
Turn the heat up, add the sorrel leaves and a healthy pinch of salt to the pot with the onions and stir well. When the sorrel is mostly wilted, turn the heat back to medium-low, cover and cook 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Mix in the flour and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Whisk in the hot stock, stirring constantly. Bring this to a simmer.
To finish the soup, whisk together the egg yolks and cream. Temper the mixture by ladling a little soup into it with one hand, while you whisk the egg-cream mix with the other. Repeat this three times. (You are doing this to prevent the eggs from scrambling) Now start whisking the soup. Pour the hot egg-cream-soup mixture into the pot with the soup, whisking all the way. Add the final tablespoon of butter. Let this cook -- below a simmer -- for 5 minutes. Do not let it boil or the soup will break. Serve at once.
You will need a fair bit of sorrel to make this recipe, as it cooks down into a puree alarmingly fast
Serve this with bread and a nice white wine, or a floral beer like a Belgian
Serving Size: 1/4 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 9gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 169mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 270mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2242IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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