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Potage Parmentier (Potato & Leek Soup) Julia Child
Potage Parmentier (Potato & Leek Soup) Julia Child Ingredients: potatoes, raw, skin leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw water, bottled, generic salt, table butter, without salt parsley, fresh Directions: Simmer...
Potage Parmentier (Potato & Leek Soup) Julia Child
Ingredients:
potatoes, raw, skin
leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw
water, bottled, generic
salt, table
butter, without salt
parsley, fresh
Directions:
Simmer vegetables, water and salt together, partially covered, 40-50 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Mash the vegetables in the soup with a fork, or puree in blender.
Correct seasoning.
Off heat and just before serving, stir in cream or butter by spoonfuls.
Pour into a tureen or soup cups and decorate with the herbs.
Good hot, cold or room temperature.
Variations:.
The following may be simmered with the potatoes and leeks at the start:.
Sliced or diced carrots or turnips.
Peeled, seeded or chopped tomatoes or strained, canned tomatoes.
Half-cooked dried beans, peas, or lentils, including their cooking liquid.
The following may be simmered for 10-15 minutes with the soup after it has been pureed:.
Fresh or frozen diced cauliflower, cucumbers, broccoli, Lima beans, peas, string beans, okra or zucchini.
Shredded lettuce, spinach, sorrel, or cabbage.
Diced, cooked leftovers of any of the preceding vegetables.
Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, juiced and diced.
Ingredients:
potatoes, raw, skin
leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw
water, bottled, generic
salt, table
butter, without salt
parsley, fresh
Directions:
Simmer vegetables, water and salt together, partially covered, 40-50 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Mash the vegetables in the soup with a fork, or puree in blender.
Correct seasoning.
Off heat and just before serving, stir in cream or butter by spoonfuls.
Pour into a tureen or soup cups and decorate with the herbs.
Good hot, cold or room temperature.
Variations:.
The following may be simmered with the potatoes and leeks at the start:.
Sliced or diced carrots or turnips.
Peeled, seeded or chopped tomatoes or strained, canned tomatoes.
Half-cooked dried beans, peas, or lentils, including their cooking liquid.
The following may be simmered for 10-15 minutes with the soup after it has been pureed:.
Fresh or frozen diced cauliflower, cucumbers, broccoli, Lima beans, peas, string beans, okra or zucchini.
Shredded lettuce, spinach, sorrel, or cabbage.
Diced, cooked leftovers of any of the preceding vegetables.
Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, juiced and diced.