Potage From Meat Recipes

POTAGE DAME EDMEE (FRESH GREEN PEA AND CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan put 4 cups of fresh peas, 6 tablespoons of butter, 1 finely minced onion, a tender head of garden lettuce cut into julienne strips, about 15 leaves of fresh spinach, 4 sprigs parsley, a few sprigs of chervil if you have it, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 3/4 cups water. Cover the saucepan, bring the soup to a boil, and cook it over a moderate fire until the peas are tender. Meanwhile, boil 1 cup of fresh peas, in a separate pan, to add to the soup later.
• Pass the soup through a strainer, or a vegetable mill, pressing the vegetables through with the liquid. Return the soup to the saucepan, add 3 cups of chicken stock, stir well, and simmer over a low fire for about 15 minutes. Then add the extra cup of peas, drained, and 1/4 cup cooked white meat of chicken, cut into very fine julienne strips.
• Mix 3 egg yolks with 1 1/2 cups of light cream and add this gradually to the soup, stirring constantly. Continue cooking until the soup thickens to a creamy consistency, but do not let it boil.

POTAGE ST. CLOUD

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in butter until golden. Add the potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turmeric, curry powder, and stock or water and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the peas for garnish and add the rest to the pot. Cook frozen peas for 10 minutes, fresh ones for 5 minutes. In a blender or food processor, puree the hot soup with the half-and-half until very smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook the reserved peas until just tender to garnish individual servings.

POTAGE SAINT-GERMAIN

Steps:

• Make the croutons:
• In a bowl drizzle the bread cubes with the butter, tossing them to coat them well, and in a shallow baking dish bake them in a preheated 350°F. oven, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the croutons are golden and crisp. Season the croutons with salt. The croutons may be made 1 day in advance and kept in an airtight container.
• Make the soup:
• In a large saucepan cook the leeks in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until they are softened, add the broth and 2 cups water, and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the peas and the lettuce and simmer the mixture, covered partially, for 10 minutes, or until the peas are tender. Stir in the mint and in a blender or food processor purée the soup in batches. The soup may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Return the soup to the pan, season it with salt and pepper, and reheat it over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is hot.
• In a small bowl beat the cream until it is thickened slightly but still pourable and season it with salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle drops of the cream on each serving, and draw a skewer or knife through the drops, forming decorative patterns. Serve the soup with the croutons.

MIXED VEGETABLE POTAGE

Steps:

• In a tall stockpot, bring all the ingredients except the salt, pepper and butter to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until each vegetable is easily pierced with the tip of a knife.
• Pass the soup through the medium disc of a food mill. Or skim the vegetables out of the liquid, pulse to a coarse puree in a food processor, and recombine the vegetables and liquid. Season with salt and pepper. The soup can be refrigerated at this point for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 2 months.
• Bring the soup to a simmer. Stir in the butter just before serving.

CARROT POTAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter and sauté onion until transparent.
• Add other ingredients, bring to boil and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• Blend until smooth, reheat if needed.

PEASE POTTAGE

Steps:

• Place peas in a bowl and add water to cover by 3 inches.
• Leave overnight for cooking in the morning or soak all day to cook for dinner.
• Drain peas and discard water.
• Place peas and bacon in a large pot and add 8 cups fresh water.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn heat down to gently simmer for 2 hours or until peas are soft and easily mashed.
• Add water if necessary to keep from burning.
• Serve with pilot crackers (the modern equivalent of ship's biscuit) and beer for a true shipboard meal.

ESAU'S POTTAGE

Steps:

• Mix together and soak overnight: Lentils oil,salt and water to cover.
• Drain and discard liquid next day. (I have also eliminated this entire step without a problem).
• Heat Pressure Cooker and add remaining ingredients along with the lentils.
• Pressure cook for 20 min and let pressure drop on it's own.
• I usually use more veggies and it comes out almost like a stew instead of a soup.
• The parsnips really help to make this so try to include them.

POTAJE DE GARBANZOS (CUBAN GARBANZO BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, green pepper, Sazón seasoning, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few cracks of freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly darker in color and thickened, about 1 minute. Add the vino seco to deglaze the pan, scraping any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garbanzo beans, potatoes, chorizo and 5 cups of water. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, then cover the pot and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the chickpeas are very soft, about 20 minutes. Once the potatoes have softened, use the back of a wooden spoon to crush some of them against the side of the pot to thicken the stew. Serve the stew over hot rice, if desired.

POTAGE SAINT-GERMAIN GERHARD

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart kettle bring split peas and 5 cups water with salt to a boil, and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes, or until most of water is absorbed.
• In a large heavy skillet sauté salt pork in 1 tablespoon butter over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden. Add onion and sautéF, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add carrots, leeks, lettuce, bay leaf, and thyme and sauté, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir vegetable mixture into split peas with fresh or frozen peas and remaining 2 cups water and cook, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
• Strain soup through a sieve into a large saucepan, pressing hard on solids before discarding them. Add broth, half-and-half, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, white pepper, and salt to taste and bring soup to a boil over moderately high heat, stirring.

POTAGE CRéCY

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, carrots, potato, salt, pepper, and sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until the carrots begin to break down. Add the stock, raise the heat to high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Using a food mill, an immersion blender, or an upright blender, puree the mixture until smooth, working in batches if necessary. (In this as in every instance, take care when pureeing hot liquid; it's best, if you have the time, to let the mixture cool to room temperature before pureeing; or cover and refrigerate for up to a couple of days before pureeing.)
• To serve hot, reheat the soup in the saucepan. To serve it cold, refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours. Stir in the crème fraîche or sour cream if you're using it, then garnish with chervil and serve.

MIXED VEGETABLE POTAGE

Steps:

• In a tall stockpot, bring all the ingredients, except the salt, pepper and butter, to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until each of the vegetables is easily pierced with the tip of a knife.
• Pass the soup through the medium disk of a food mill, or skim the vegetables out of the liquid, and pulse them to a coarse puree in a food processor. If using a food processor, recombine the vegetables and the liquid. Season with salt and pepper. The soup may be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
• Bring to a simmer. If desired, stir a heaping 1/2 teaspoon of the butter into every portion just before serving.

BUKNADE (MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POTTAGE)

Steps:

• Chop parsley, hyssop if available and sage leaves without stems.
• Place chopped herbs, spices and stock in a saucepan, bring to a gentle simmer.
• Shred chicken (without skin), add to simmering stock.
• Beat egg yolks.
• Carefully beat some of the hot stock into the yolks, beating constantly, then pour yolks slowly into pan, stirring, on very low heat.
• Add vinegar, pepper, ginger and salt to taste.
• Serve immediately.