Best Turnip Cream Soup Recipes

CREAM OF TURNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions in the olive oil in a large heavy saucepan until limp ( 5 mins ).
• Add the turnips and potatoes to the pan , pour in the chicken stock, add the white pepper and cayenne pepper and season with salt.
• Simmer for 1 hour, until all the vegetables are soft.
• Let cool slightly.
• Puree in a blender ( BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF ).
• Pour pureed soup back into the saucepan and add the heavy cream, warm through and serve, garnishing with drizzled cream and cilantro ( or herb of choice ).

CREAM OF TURNIP, POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat and add the vegetables; stir to coat.
• Reduce heat to very low, cover and cook the veggies, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Add chicken broth. Increase heat to medium, cover and simmer 45 minutes, until veggies are utterly tender.
• In batches, puree soup in blender or food processor.
• Return soup to pot; add 1 to 1 and ½ C milk or light cream, thinning to desired consistency.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

TURNIP CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter and oil in a pot and saute the onions, celery and carrot for a few minutes.
• Add garlic and saute for one more minute.
• Add chicken broth with turnip and potatoes.
• Add seasonings.
• Cook until all vegetables are tender.
• Remove from heat, add milk and blend with a hand blender until creamy.

CARAMELIZED TURNIP AND APPLE SOUP WITH TARRAGON SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy stock pot over low heat, slowly cook the onion, turnips and apples in the olive oil, until they are soft and browned, stirring occasionally, about 35 to 45 minutes.
• Add the thyme and enough water (or stock) to cover the vegetables just barely.
• Simmer covered over low heat for about 1 hour.
• If the soup is too thick you can add a little more water or stock.
• Let the soup cool a little, thenpuree in a blender or food processor.
• Reheat, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, tarragon and lemon zest.
• Serve the hot soup garnished with the sour cream mixture and thyme sprigs.

POTAGE A LA FRENEUSE (CREAM OF TURNIP SOUP)

Steps:

• Peel the turnips and cut them into one-inch cubes.
• Melt butter in a saucepan and add the turnips. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Do not brown.
• Add the chicken broth and potatoes and simmer until the vegetables are tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Put the mixture through a sieve or food processor and let cool. Chill thoroughly.
• When ready to serve, stir in the cream and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a touch of Tabasco and the Worcestershire sauce. Serve cold.

ROASTED TURNIP SOUP WITH HONEY CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Blanch the turnips for 3 minute.
• Drain and rinse with cold water. Lightly towel dry the turnips.
• Toss turnips, onions, leeks, garlic and thyme in oil in a large bowl. Spread on a baking sheet or dish in a single layer. Roast in preheated oven for approximately 1 hour, stirring and turning every 15 minute or so until browned evenly.
• Place roasted vegetables in a soup pot. Add 3/4 cup of water to pan vegetables were roasted in, scrape bits and juices and add to soup pot.
• Add the stock, milk, cream and salt to pot. Bring almost to boil and partially cover. Reduce heat to simmer an cook for about 30 min or until turnips are quite tender. In a blender, puree the soup in batches.
• Strain through food mill or strainer to create creamy fine consistency.
• Serve with Honey Cream.
• Honey Cream: Mix ingredients from above together well.

CREAM OF TURNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and quarter turnips. Combine turnips, sugar, salt, and water in medium saucepan. Cover and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Add butter. Pour into blender. Purée. Return to saucepan. Add chicken bouillon and cream of wheat. Stir. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes until mixture is thickened. add milk. Heat, but do not boil. Taste for seasoning. Garnish each serving with buttered croutons. Fun Fact: Turnips are the original jack-o'-lantern, actually used in Ireland as lanterns. However, Irishmen migrating to America soon learned that turnips were not nearly as plentiful as were pumpkins, so they quickly adopted the pumpkin as the top choice for their jack-o'-lantern.