Sunchoke Soup With Pumpkin Seeds

Serves: 3

Fatima Kris

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

51

Sweetness

62

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

2.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 cups

Water

3 tbsps

Butter

Directions:

1

Mix 8 cups water and vinegar in large bowl

2

Working with 1 Jerusalem artichoke at a time, peel and place in vinegar water to prevent discoloration

3

Set aside

4

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat

5

Add onion, leek, and garlic; sprinkle with salt and sauté until soft and translucent, stirring often, about 12 minutes

6

Drain artichokes; rinse well and drain again

7

Cut into 1-inch pieces

8

Add to onion mixture and sauté 5 minutes

9

Add 7 cups vegetable broth, increase heat to high, and bring to boil

10

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until artichokes are very tender, about 1 hour

11

Cool slightly

12

Working in batches, puree soup in blender until very smooth

13

Return to pot

14

Rewarm soup, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if needed to thin

15

Stir in cream and season to taste with salt and white pepper

16

Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead

17

Cool, cover, and chill

18

Rewarm before continuing

19

Divide soup among bowls and garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds; top with a drizzle of pumpkin seed oil and some sautéed mushrooms, if desired

20

Tubers of a variety of sunflower; available in the produce section of some supermarkets and at farmers' markets

21

Mix 8 cups water and vinegar in large bowl

22

Working with 1 Jerusalem artichoke at a time, peel and place in vinegar water to prevent discoloration

23

Set aside

24

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat

25

Add onion, leek, and garlic; sprinkle with salt and sauté until soft and translucent, stirring often, about 12 minutes

26

Drain artichokes; rinse well and drain again

27

Cut into 1-inch pieces

28

Add to onion mixture and sauté 5 minutes

29

Add 7 cups vegetable broth, increase heat to high, and bring to boil

30

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until artichokes are very tender, about 1 hour

31

Cool slightly

32

Working in batches, puree soup in blender until very smooth

33

Return to pot

34

Rewarm soup, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if needed to thin

35

Stir in cream and season to taste with salt and white pepper

36

Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead

37

Cool, cover, and chill

38

Rewarm before continuing

39

Divide soup among bowls and garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds; top with a drizzle of pumpkin seed oil and some sautéed mushrooms, if desired

40

Tubers of a variety of sunflower; available in the produce section of some supermarkets and at farmers' markets

41

Tubers of a variety of sunflower; available in the produce section of some supermarkets and at farmers' markets