There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Untested - Garlic Scape Soup

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/dining/185arex.html?ref=dining&_r=0

2 garlic cloves, chopped AND 1 handful of mustard greens or turnip greens or arugula, also chopped
OR
3 fat bulbs green garlic, root and green parts trimmed, outer layer removed, and chopped
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
3 cups sliced garlic scapes (about 3/4 lb)
1 1/2 tsps fresh thyme leaves
3/4 tsp. salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
1 large Yukon Gold potato, peeled and diced
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup milk or thin cream
2 tsps lemon juice, to taste
Nutmeg (freshly grated is best)

  1. In a soup pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the (green) garlic and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. 
  2. Add greens, scapes, thyme, salt and pepper, and sauté for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the potato and the broth, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer until the scapes and the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. 
  4. Add the milk or cream, and purée the soup. 
  5. Stir in the lemon juice and season with more salt and pepper. 
  6. Garnish with nutmeg and thyme leaves, and serve hot.

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