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Winter Vegetable Soup
4 Slices bacon in 1 inch piece 4 tb Unsalted butter 2 c Diced leeks 1 1/2 c Diced onions 1 c Diced celery 1 1/2 ts Dried tarragon 1/2 ts Dried thyme Salt Pepper taste 5 c Chicken stock (homemade pref 2 1/2 c Diced potatoes 1 lb Rinsed spinach 1/8 inch sliv 1 1/2 c Sliced carrots* 1 1/2 c Shredded cabbage* 1. In large soup pot, cook bacon till fat is rendered (5 min), remove & discard. 2. Add butter, then leeks, onion and celery. Cook over low heat till wilted (15 min). Season with tarragon, thyme salt & pepper. Stir well. 3. Add stock, potatoes & carrots. Simmer till tender but not mushy (15 min). 4. add half the spinach and the cabbage, simmer 1 minute. 5. Remove from heat. Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender & return to pot. 6. Simmer over low heat and add the remaining spinach and the cream. Heat well but don`t boil. Adjust seasoning and serve. Recipe found in "The New Basics" cookbook Lulins/Rossi *ingredients added by me! Mark in NJ |
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