Soup De Laitues Recipe
There is no better gift for your palate than this Soupe De Laitues recipe. It is the perfect choice for Appetizer. No other ingredient will make Soupe De Laitues taste so yummy than Vegetable. It is one French dish which will never fail to impress you or your guests. Just try this dish and see how you get hooked to it!
Ingredients
3 cups shredded iceberg or romaine lettuce
4 cups dark beef stock
1 cup chopped watercress
1/4 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons minced bell pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
3 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons raw brown or white rice
1 cup half-and-half cream or milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
3/4 cup heavy cream
Salt and black pepper to taste
Herb croutons
Directions
In blender or food processor, finely chop lettuce, a cup or so at a time, using stock if needed for moisture.
Add to rest of stock with watercress.
Saute onion, bell pepper, garlic and herbs in butter until soft; add seasonings and combine with stock mixture.
Add rice.
Cover, bring to boil, lower heat and simmer gently 30 minutes.
Add half-and-half cream and heat.
Beat together yolks and heavy cream, whisk in 1/2 cup hot soup and return to rest of soup.
Reheat; do not boil.
Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
Add to rest of stock with watercress.
Saute onion, bell pepper, garlic and herbs in butter until soft; add seasonings and combine with stock mixture.
Add rice.
Cover, bring to boil, lower heat and simmer gently 30 minutes.
Add half-and-half cream and heat.
Beat together yolks and heavy cream, whisk in 1/2 cup hot soup and return to rest of soup.
Reheat; do not boil.
Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
