Recipe courtesy of Michele Urvater
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 377
- Total Fat
- 25
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 33
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 16
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 77
- Sodium
- 891
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 50 min
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
Directions
- 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.