Fine Cooking Vichyssoise by James Peterson

photo by diner524


- Ready In:
- 1hr 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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6 cups
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 4 medium leeks, trimmed and washed, sliced 1/8 inch thick (about 3 cups)
- 2 large yukon gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick (about 4 cups)
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- kosher salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives, thinly sliced (for garnish)
directions
- Leeks must be cleaned thoroughly as soil gets embedded in the plant. For each leek, trim the root and cut off the dark-green top. Then slit the leek lengthwise, without cutting all the way through. Open it like a book and hold it root end up under cold water, riffling through the layers until it is completely clean.
- Combine the leeks, potatoes, milk and 2 cups of water in a 4-quart pot.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Add 1 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until a potato slice falls apart when you poke it with a fork, about 20 minutes.
- Remove soup from heat, stir in the cream, and let cool briefly.
- Puree the soup, preferably using a regular blender and working in batches, filling it only halfway each time.
- Strain the pureed soup through a fine sieve.
- Let cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally (stirring prevents a skin from forming) and then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Before serving, thin the soup with water, if necessary. It should be the consistency of heavy cream.
- Season to taste with Kosher salt.
- Serve cold in chilled bowls, garnished with the chives.
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AH-HA! I knew someone would have posted this FC recipe. I just read through 3 pages of Vichyssoise to find you ;) This was great. The only change I made was to sub chicken broth for the 2 cups water. I didn't have fresh chives so I used dried...blah. Thinly sliced green onions are a better sub for fresh chives and look pretty too.
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KateL
Joppa, Maryland
I love to eat yummy healthy foods!