Cream Of Cauliflower Soup Creme Du Barry Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the oil and butter in a large saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat. Add the leeks and stirring frequently, allow them cook slowly for 10 minutes. Do not brown.
• Stir in the cauliflower, potatoes, and stock. Season with the salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are very tender. Remove form the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Transfer to a blender or a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until smooth. Transfer to a clean saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Taste and adjust the seasoning. If the soup is too thick, thin with the milk.
• Pour an equal portion into each of 4 warm bowls. Lay a parsley leaf in the center.

Steps:

• Add oil and butter to pan and heat. Add leeks and cook on low for 10 minutes.
• Add cauliflower, potatoes and stock. Stir. Season with salt,pepper, garlic.
• Cover and bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 20 min or until cauliflower and potatoes are soft. Cool slightly.
• Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. Careful! You might have to do that in batches. Return to pan and heat. Check for seasoning. You might have to add some chicken stock or milk to adjust consistency.
• Pour into soup bowls and garnish with chopped parsley.

Steps:

• In a glass bowl, stir together the cram and sour cream and set aside.
• In a dutch oven, saute together cauliflower, onion, shallots and garlic in lemon juice and butter until onions and cauliflower are soft. Do not allow the vegetables to brown. In a food processor or in a blender (in batches) puree the cauliflower mixture with some of the broth.
• Pour blended soup back into the dutch oven and add the remaining chicken broth, seasonings, parsley and some of the and chives. Simmer soup for a few minutes. Add the cream mixture and stir until it is blended. Heat through and serve with a sprinkling of chives and dill.

Steps:

• Wash cauliflower and remove stem and tough outer leaves. Place in a soup kettle with the 2 cups water, salt, and lemon juice. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cover and cook 15 more minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Cut cauliflower into small pieces.
• Melt butter in the kettle. Stir in flour. Cook 2 minutes.
• Gradually add cauliflower cooking liquid and cook slowly, stirring, until smooth and thickened.
• Add bay leaf, thyme, additional salt to taste, pepper, and cream. Cook, stirring, until thick and creamy.
• Add cauliflower pieces and cook another 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Serve garnished with parsley.

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes and carrots and cook 5 minutes more. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in cauliflower, cover, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Puree in batches in a blender or food processor, or in the pot using an immersion blender. Return to low heat and stir in milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg and sherry. Heat through. Serve garnished with parsley.

Steps:

• Cut away the thick stem base of the cauliflower and trim the florets from the head. Wash the cauliflower under cold water and chop it into 1-inch pieces.
• In a 3-quart pot set over medium-high heat, melt the butter, then add the bacon and onion and cook until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the stock and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Add the cauliflower and turn the heat to medium-low. Simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow the soup to cool for about 10 minutes.
• Puree half of the soup in a food processor or blender. Return the puree to the pot and add the milk, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Return to a simmer over medium heat, them remove from the heat.
• Beat the egg yolks in a heat-proof bowl. Ladle a cup of the hot soup into the yolks while whisking to temper the egg yolks. Repeat with another cup of the hot soup, then quickly stir the egg mixture back into the soup and stir for about 1 minute. Do not boil the soup or the eggs will curdle. Add the lemon juice, taste and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Add the cayenne pepper and garnish with minced parsley or chives. Serve hot.
• The soup can be made 1 day in advance to the point of adding the eggs. Reheat the soup over medium heat and continue with the recipe.

Steps:

• Set aside two handfuls of small cauliflower florets. Heat the butter in a large pan, add the shallots and gently fry until soft but not brown. Add the cauliflower, potatoes, milk and stock. Season and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and gently simmer for 15-20 mins until the vegetables are tender. Purée until smooth either with a stick blender or in a food processor (you will need to do this in batches). Return to the pan and add the cream. Warm through and add more seasoning if necessary.
• Heat the oil in a pan, add the reserved cauliflower florets and fry until brown and starting to soften. Add a splash of water, cover and cook for a further 1-2 mins until just tender. Tip the cauliflower into a bowl. Add the chorizo to the pan and fry quickly on each side until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
• Serve the soup in bowls with a small pile of crisp cauliflower in the centre, topped with a couple of slices of chorizo and scattered with coriander.