POTAGE CRéCY
Few things are more uplifting in the dead of winter than a bowl of this bright orange soup, which is equally good served cold in the summer. Don't overcook the carrots or you'll lose the beautiful color. This soup can be made ahead of time and refrigerated, then reheated if necessary.
Yield makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, carrots, potato, salt, pepper, and sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until the carrots begin to break down. Add the stock, raise the heat to high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Using a food mill, an immersion blender, or an upright blender, puree the mixture until smooth, working in batches if necessary. (In this as in every instance, take care when pureeing hot liquid; it's best, if you have the time, to let the mixture cool to room temperature before pureeing; or cover and refrigerate for up to a couple of days before pureeing.)
- To serve hot, reheat the soup in the saucepan. To serve it cold, refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours. Stir in the crème fraîche or sour cream if you're using it, then garnish with chervil and serve.
POTAGE CRECY
Make and share this Potage Crecy recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the shallots, carrots, potato, salt, pepper, and sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until the carrots begin to break down.
- Add the stock, raise the heat to high, and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Using a food mill, an immersion blender, or an upright blender, puree the mixture until smooth, working in batches if necessary (be careful, mixture is hot).
- To serve hot, reheat the soup in the saucepan.
- To serve it cold, refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours.
- Stir in the creme fraiche, then garnish with the chervil and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.4, Fat 23.6, SaturatedFat 13.3, Cholesterol 72.7, Sodium 597.4, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 12.6, Protein 10.3
PUREED CARROT SOUP
This rice-thickened French classic, known as Potage de Crécy, is simple and comforting. You can garnish it with any number of chopped fresh herbs, as well as with croutons.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories one pot, soups and stews, appetizer, main course, side dish
Time 1h
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium-low heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and 1/2 teaspoon salt, cover partially and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and fragrant. Add the rice, water or stock, salt (about 1 1/2 teaspoons), and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes, or until the carrots are tender and the soup is fragrant.
- Blend the soup either with a hand blender, in batches in a blender (cover the top with a towel and hold it down to avoid hot splashes), or through a food mill fitted with the fine blade. The rice should no longer be recognizable (it thickens the soup). Return to the pot. Stir and taste. Adjust salt, add a generous amount of freshly ground pepper, and heat through. If the sweetness of the carrots needs a boost, add another pinch of sugar.
- Serve, garnishing each bowl with croutons and a sprinkle of herbs.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 157, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1186 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
POTAGE CRéCY (FRENCH CARROT SOUP)
The carrots grown in the region of Crécy, France are some of the tastiest in the whole country so Carrot Soup in France is named "Potage Crécy". Traditionally, the English should eat carrot soup on the anniversary of the Battle of Crecy (August 26, 1346) when they triumphed over the French in the Hundred Years War.
Provided by Member 610488
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Over medium heat, melt butter in a heavy dutch oven. Stir in the onions and cook 5 minutes, until golden.
- Add carrots, broth, tomato paste and rice. Simmer 30 minutes.
- Puree in blender in small batches until smooth. Return to pan.
- Add salt and pepper and stir in the cream. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the softened butter and serve with two carrot curls per serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.4, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 42.4, Sodium 622.7, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 5, Protein 5
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