CELERY, CREAM OF CELERY SOUP
(Crema Di Sedano) The Silver Spoon, Phaidon Press
Serves 4
Ingredients • 4 cups Meat Stock • 2 tablespoons butter • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 onion, chopped • 3 1/2 cups celery, chopped • 3 potatoes, diced • 1/3 cup milk • salt • Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, to serve
Directions Bring the stock to a boil.
Heat the butter and oil in another pan, add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
Pour in the stock, add the potatoes, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
Transfer to a food processor and process to a puree, then pour into a pan and reheat.
Meanwhile, heat the milk to simmering point.
Remove the soup from the heat, stir in the hot milk and season with salt.
Pour into a soup tureen and serve with Parmesan. |