Chicken-Based Turnip and Potato Soup
Ingredients
2 vidalia onion, coarsely, chopped
6 1/2 oz brunoise (finely chopped) chicken, breast
24 oz turnip
24 oz Yukon Gold potato, coarsely, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil, for sweating
3 L chicken stock
1 bay leaf
freshly ground black pepper
salt
1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
Directions
In a large cooking pot, heat the olive oil over a medium heat. Sweat the onions for 5 minutes. Peel, chop and add the potatoes and the turnip and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Add the chicken stock and the bay leaf. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a blender purée the soup until the desired consistency is achieved. Season the soup with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the ginger.
Pour the soup into a service bowl. Sprinkle with chives and brunoise of chicken.
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