Elephant Garlic And Yukon Gold Potato Soup Recipes

ELEPHANT GARLIC AND YUKON GOLD POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium soup pot over medium heat, saute the garlic with the potatoes and olive oil for approximately 5 minutes or until the garlic is slightly golden.
• Add the chicken stock and salt and pepper to taste.
• Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until the potatoes are very soft.
• Remove the soup and puree in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Transfer back into the sauce pot and stir in the scallions and serve.

YUKON GOLD POTATO SOUP WITH CHIVE OIL, BEET REDUCTION AND SWEET GARLIC CONFIT CROUTONS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large stock pot of salted cold water. Cover and bring to boil over medium heat. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook until tender. Once the potatoes are cooked, pour them into a strainer, removing all of the water. Put them back into the original pot. If there is still a lot of excess water in the potatoes, put the pot over low heat, shaking the pot so the potatoes dry off but not burn. Turn off the heat, cover and keep warm.
• In a large stock pot, over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon canola oil. When the butter has melted, add the onions, shallots and carrots. Turn the heat down to medium-low, and cook the vegetables until they soften, without burning or caramelizing. Saute for approximately 5 minutes, then add 2 quarts of vegetable stock. Keep the stock at a low simmer for about 30 minutes. Taste the stock and season with kosher salt and black pepper, to taste.
• While stock is cooking, make Garlic Confit for croutons:
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add canola oil and whole peeled garlic. Allow to cook until very tender to the touch, about 30 to 45 minutes. It should be like roasted garlic where you can smash and spread it. Allow the garlic to cool a bit then remove garlic cloves from oil and smash the garlic making it look like a puree. Set aside.
• Pour half of the stock into the pot of cooked potatoes. Using a hand mixer or immersion blender, puree the potatoes. Continue to add stock accordingly until the puree is thick but still pourable. Make sure the whole mixture is smooth. If the soup is still too thick, add more stock. Strain the soup in a fine mesh sieve; this is going to help remove the starchy, grainy feel from the potatoes. Strain the soup at least twice to get a nice smooth texture.
• Add the strained soup to a fresh clean pot and put it over medium-low heat. Whisk in the 1 cup of the half-and-half, 1/2 a cup of heavy cream and 3 tablespoons of butter. (This is where your palette is going to come into play, you can make this as smooth and buttery as you want.) Season with kosher salt and white pepper. Keep whisking and stirring, so as not to let the soup burn. Lower the heat and keep the soup warm.
• To make the garlic croutons:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brush the garlic oil on both sides of the bread slices. Arrange them on a sheet pan and put in the oven to toast on both sides. Remove from oven and spread prepared garlic confit on top.
• Assembly: Using a 4-ounce ladle, pour a ladle of soup into each bowl and squeeze a nice large circle of chive oil around the soup. Squeeze another large circle of beet reduction directly on top of the chive oil. Put 1 garlic crouton in the middle of each bowl. Garnish the croutons with a sprinkle of finely chopped chives.
• Fill a bowl with ice and water. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over medium heat. Once the water is at a boil, hold the bunch of chives with a pair of tongs. Put the chives into the water for 3 seconds and immediately remove to the ice water. Drain and dry the chives with a paper towel.
• In a blender add chives and oil and puree until smooth and thoroughly blended. Allow the mixture to sit overnight, then strain to remove any chive particles. Strain again through 4 layers of cheesecloth. Pour into a squeeze bottle and when ready to use, put the bottle into hot water to bring to room temperature.
• Puree the beets with a little bit of water in blender. Strain through a mesh strainer into a saucepan. Heat beet juice slowly over low heat and add the lemon juice. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve and put it into a squeeze bottle.

YUKON GOLD POTATO SOUP WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F, or toaster oven to 375°F Place whole garlic head on baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes.
• Heat oil in a soup pot. Add onion and saute over med heat until golden brown.
• Add potatoes, apple, wine and just enough water to cover. Bring to rapid boil, then lower heat.
• Cover and simmer gently for 25 to 30 minutes, until potato is quite tender.
• When garlic is done, squeeze the soft pulp from the cloves right into the soup and discard the skins.
• Mash the potatoes in the pot with a potato masher until the base is thick and chunky.
• Add scallions, roasted peppers, and enough rice milk to give the soup a thick consistency.
• Stir in the creamer and simmer gently for 5 minutes longer.
• Season with salt and pepper.

GRILLED ELEPHANT GARLIC

Steps:

• Slice peeled elephant garlic into 1/4 inch sliced.rub with oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and sugar.
• Place on a preheated grill for about 3 minutes each side.
• Remove and cover with foil to continue cooking and keep warm.
• Place on fresh crisp bread, garnish any grilled meat or veggies.
• Or if you want eat it straight up!

ASPARAGUS AND YUKON GOLD POTATO SOUP WITH ROASTED TOMATOES (SPAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
• Place tomatoes cut side down in metal broiling pan for 20-25 minutes or until lightly seared and skins begin to curl.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot combine olive oil, potatoes and onion. Cook on low to medium heat, stirring often, until onion is translucent and potatoes begin to soften, about 6-8 minutes.
• Add asparagus and cook 2-3 minutes more. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add broth and simmer until potatoes and asparagus are just done, about 3 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender or conventional blender, process soup for a few seconds until blended but still chunky. Add lemon juice and additional salt and pepper if needed.
• Peel and discard tomato skins (if desired). Transfer tomatoes to a food processor or blender and add chipolte pepper (or hot sauce), Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and sugar. Process until smooth.
• Ladle asparagus soup into bowl and garnish with generous tablespoon of tomato mixture.

YAM AND YUKON GOLD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, toss the yam chunks with 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Spread potatoes out on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in a 400° oven (rack positioned in the center of the oven) and stir occasionally for about 45 minutes or until the chunks are tender when pierced with a knife; cool completely.
• Meanwhile, place the Yukon potatoes in a large Dutch oven of lightly salted water; cover.
• Brint to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to medium and cook for about 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender enought ot be pierced with a sharp knife.
• Drain and rinse under cold water until they are cool enough to handle.
• Peel and cut potatoes into 1 1/2 inch chunks.
• In a blender, add the lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper; with the blender running, add in the remaining oil to make a thick vinaigrette.
• In a big mixing bowl, mix together the yams, potatoes, celery, scallions, and mint.
• Toss with about 3/4 of the vinaigrette.
• Cover the salad and remaining vinaigrette; refrigerate until the salad is well chilled.
• Right before ready to serve, toss the salad with the remaining vinaigrette; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve cold.