Potage Parmentier - {French} Recipe - Cooking Index
Potage Parmentier - {French} Recipe - Cooking Index
This excellent French soup is as smooth and elegant as it is simple; serve hot to 6 to 8 people as a first course. Soup Tale: France was beset with famine following the Seven Year War (1756-1763). Native son Antoine Auguste Parmentier, who had been fed the so-called poisonous potato root in a German prison-of-war camp, returned to France to find his country men starving. He set up potato soup kitchens throughout Paris to assist the poor. Ultimately, Louis XVI recognized his work by saying, "France will thank you some day for having found bread for the poor." In fact, he is best honored by the pleasure his country takes in digesting Potage Parmentier.
Courses: Soup| 3 cups | 711ml | Sliced leeks, white, tender green parts |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Butter - (optional) |
| 4 cups | 584g / 20oz | Potatoes - peeled and chopped |
| 8 cups | 1896ml | Water or chicken stock - (chicken stock is |
| Not orginal, but enriches it) | ||
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Salt |
| 6 tablespoons | 90ml | Heavy cream |
| Chopped parsley or chives - for garnish |
Although not original to the recipe, the soup is enriched by sauteeing the leeks in 3 tablespoons of butter as a first step.
In a Dutch oven, simmer the potatoes, leeks, and salt in the water until all are very tender -- about 50 minutes. Puree the mixture, then correct seasoning.
When ready to serve, stir in the cream, ladle into bowls or a tureen, and decorate with herbs.
Source:
Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com
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