Potato Sorrel Potage Recipes

SORREL-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over low heat until it begins to shimmer; add garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sorrel and cook, stirring occasionally, until leaves are wilted and turn from bright green to a dull, khaki color, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place potatoes, vegetable stock, salt, thyme, and pepper into the pot. Bring mixture to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool 10 minutes.
• Pour in half-and-half. Blend mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Taste and adjust salt if desired.

SORREL AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Arrange shallots in an even layer over bottom of baking dish. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Arrange half of the sorrel over shallots, then layer with half of the potatoes. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Repeat with remaining sorrel and potatoes. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour cream over top, and dot with remaining tablespoon butter.
• Cover with foil; bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake until potatoes are tender and cream is thick, about 20 minutes more. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

VICHYSSOISE

Steps:

• In a pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the leeks, lower the heat and gently fry without browning.
• Add the potatoes, and mix well.
• Add water and season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil and cook over low to medium heat for about 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
• Drain the leeks and potatoes but reserve the cooking water.
• Pass the vegetables through a potato masher.
• Add a ladle of the cooking water and the cream. Whisk well, then strain everything through a strainer.
• Pour the filtered Vichyssoise into the pot, place it on a medium heat and bring it to the boil while continuing to whisk.
• Remove from the heat as soon as it comes to a boil and let cool to room temperature.
• Place the vichyssoise in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if necessary before serving.
• Pour the vichyssoise into bowls and sprinkle with chopped chives

SORREL AND POTATO SOUP-POTAGE à L'OSEILLE -

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven melt butter. Add shallots and bay leaves to melted butter and sweat shallots until tender, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and stir well for a minute, pour in wine and reduce by half.
• When mixture has been reduced pour in chicken stock, add potatoes,thyme and heavy cream.
• Bring soup to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Remove from heat.
• Discard bay leaves from soup mixture and add fresh sorrel, puree the soup. Add nutmeg and season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• When ready to serve, garnish with fresh chives.

DAUPHINE POTATOES WITH SORREL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Wash the sorrel and discard the stems. Chop the leaves coarsely. Melt two tablespoons butter in a skillet and saute the sorrel until it has wilted. Set it aside.
• Butter a nine-inch baking dish and layer it with potatoes and sorrel, pouring on a little cream and seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. Top with potatoes, cream, salt and pepper and the remaining butter cut in small pieces.
• Bake the potatoes for 45 minutes to an hour or until they are tender and the top is browned.

POTATO GRATIN WITH SORREL

Steps:

• Put the potato and onion slices in a saucepan and pour in two cups of water. Add one teaspoon of the salt. Bring to a boil, shaking the pan to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the bottom. Turn off the heat at the boil. Drain potatoes and onions but reserve the cooking liquid for later.
• Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a skillet, add the sorrel and cook for two minutes, wilting it into a puree. Mix in the cream and the remaining half-teaspoon salt. Cook for three minutes or longer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Rub the baking dish with the remaining tablespoon of butter and scatter in the minced garlic.
• Put the potatoes and onions in a two-quart rectangular or oval baking dish 14 by 8 by 2 inches. Pour in the cooking liquid and spread the creamy sorrel on top.
• Bake in middle of the oven for an hour to an hour and a half or until potatoes are tender and golden on top.

POTATO SORREL POTAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven. Add bay leaves, shallots and sauté until tender about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until soft, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add Chardonnay wine and reduce by half.
• Add chicken stock, potatoes, French thyme, marjoram and heavy cream. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a simmer for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Remove Potage from the heat and add Fresh Sorrel, nutmeg, fine sea salt, white pepper and puree the Potage.
• Serve Potage in warm bowls.
• Garnish with Fresh Chopped Chives.