Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
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Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
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A rich, creamy French classic soup or velouté that was created for Madame du Barry, King Louis XV's last and favourite mistress, who adored cauliflower. Made with egg yolks
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Ingredients
- 700 g (1.5lb) organic cauliflower (prepared after stalk/leaves removed)
- 2 leeks (white part only) sliced
- 55 g (2oz/ 4 tbsp) butter (unsalted)
- 2 tablespoon flour (all purpose)
- 1 litre chicken stock * (stock mixed with hot water)
- 2 egg yolks organic
- 100 g (3.5oz/ ⅓ cup) half-fat cream or crème fraîche
- ½ teaspoon each of salt (fleur de sel) & freshly ground pepper
- Fresh chervil or flat-leaf parsley optional, for decor
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Instructions
- Remove the bitter stalk and leaves from the cauliflower, reserving the florets. Wash in a mixture of water with a dash of vinegar and set aside. Clean and slice the leeks.
- In a large, heavy pot, melt the butter then sweat the leeks in it until translucent but not brown. After 4-5 minutes, add the flour and stir together well until a smooth paste forms. Gradually whisk in the hot stock. Add the cauliflower florets, setting aside a few of the raw, smallest florets for decor. Bring to the boil.
- Cover, turn down the heat and leave to simmer gently for about 25 minutes.
- Towards the end of cooking, in a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the cream, salt and pepper. Add a ladle-full of the soup's hot liquid to temper and whisk together. Using a hand-mixer, blitz the soup until well blended.Gradually whisk in the yolk and cream mixture until the soup is smooth. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve topped with tiny raw cauliflower florets (or grated), chopped fresh chervil or parsley.
Notes
- * fresh chicken stock is best for this recipe, although I cheat and buy frozen stock from our local gourmet frozen French food store, Picard.
- To serve: decorate with a few tiny reserved (raw) cauliflower florets and sprigs of fresh chervil or parsley.
- This recipe is also great using broccoli - although purists may say it's not a crème dubarry with broccoli!
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