Potage Germiny Recipe
Ingredients
4 cups chopped sorrel
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons rendered chicken fat
1 tablespoon unbleached flour
4 cups chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 cups half-and-half cream
Salt
Fresh lemon juice, dry sherry or Madeira
Paprika
Minced fresh parsley
Lemon toast fingers
Directions
Saute sorrel in butter and chicken fat until limp and discolored.
Sprinkle with flour, cook, stirring, 3 minutes and gradually add stock.
Cook and stir until smooth and slightly thickened.
Season with pepper, cover, bring to boil, lower heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Puree.
Beat together egg yolks and cream, whisk in 1/2 cup hot soup and return to rest of soup.
Reheat without boiling.
Adjust seasonings to taste with salt and lemon juice.
Sprinkle with paprika and parsley and serve with lemon toast fingers
Sprinkle with flour, cook, stirring, 3 minutes and gradually add stock.
Cook and stir until smooth and slightly thickened.
Season with pepper, cover, bring to boil, lower heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Puree.
Beat together egg yolks and cream, whisk in 1/2 cup hot soup and return to rest of soup.
Reheat without boiling.
Adjust seasonings to taste with salt and lemon juice.
Sprinkle with paprika and parsley and serve with lemon toast fingers