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| Level: |
Easy |
| Total: |
1 hr 5 min |
| Prep: |
15 min |
| Cook: |
50 min |
| Yield: |
4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound Jerusalem artichokes
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 leek, white part only, sliced into 1/2inch pieces
- 1 carrot, sliced into 1/2inch rounds
- 3 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade) or water
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Brush and scrub Jerusalem artichokes under cold running water. Cut them into 1/4inch slices and toss with lemon juice. Melt butter in a 4quart nonreactive saucepan. Add leek, carrot and Jerusalem artichokes with the lemon juice. Cover and cook over gentle heat for 20 minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups stock or water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover and simmer for another 25 minutes. When cooked, remove from the heat and puree the soup with an additional 1/2 cup stock, or water and cream. Pass puree through a drum sieve. Return soup to a clean saucepan and reheat.
- Ladle soup into warm soup bowls and dust each portion with fresh grated nutmeg.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size |
1 of 4 servings |
| Calories |
377 |
| Total Fat |
25 g |
| Saturated Fat |
15 g |
| Carbohydrates |
33 g |
| Dietary Fiber |
3 g |
| Sugar |
16 g |
| Protein |
8 g |
| Cholesterol |
77 mg |
| Sodium |
891 mg |
| Serving Size |
1 of 4 servings |
| Calories |
377 |
| Total Fat |
25 g |
| Saturated Fat |
15 g |
| Carbohydrates |
33 g |
| Dietary Fiber |
3 g |
| Sugar |
16 g |
| Protein |
8 g |
| Cholesterol |
77 mg |
| Sodium |
891 mg |
