Moira Hodgsons Sorrel Soup Recipes

SALMON FILLETS WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Wipe the fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle with oil and lemon juice. Preheat broiler.
• Heat the butter in a small saucepan and saute the sorrel leaves until they are limp. Add the stock and cream. Bring to boil, season, simmer until thickened slightly.
• Pure sauce in a food processor and return it to pan. Heat through.
• Broil the fillets for about five minutes on each side or until they are cooked. Arrange them on a serving platter. Serve the sauce separately.

MOIRA HODGSON'S SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter and soften the shallots. Add the potatoes, water and chicken stock and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer gently until the potatoes are soft.
• Meanwhile, wash the sorrel, discard the stems and chop the leaves coarsely. When the potatoes are cooked, add the sorrel to the saucepan and cook, stirring, until the sorrel has wilted. Bring to a boil, turn heat down and simmer gently for five minutes.
• Remove the soup from the heat and puree it in batches in a food processor. Allow it to cool.
• Stir in the buttermilk and chill the soup overnight in the refrigerator. When ready to serve the soup, swirl in the cream and correct the seasoning. Garnish with chopped sorrel leaves sprinkled on top.

SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash the sorrel and spinach and discard the stems. Chop the leaves coarsely. Soften the shallot in the butter in a saucepan. Add the sorrel with the spinach and cook until they have wilted.
• Add the chicken stock or water, bring to a boil and simmer for five minutes. Add the cream and puree the mixture in a food processor or blender. If you are using the sauce right away, return it to the saucepan and season to taste with salt and pepper. If you are serving the sauce chilled, refrigerate it for at least two hours.

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.

VEAL CHOPS WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the vegetable oil and a tablespoon of the butter in a large frying pan. Saute the chops on both sides until they are browned and pink in the middle. Transfer to a serving dish and keep warm.
• Pour off the fat from the frying pan. Add the chopped sorrel leaves and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the wine and cook over high heat for three minutes or until you have a thick puree. Add the cream and remaining butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Put the veal chops on four heated plates. Spoon the sauce next to them and sprinkle it with the shredded sorrel leaves.

MOIRA HODGSON'S VITELLO TONNATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make tiny incisions in the side of the veal and insert cloves of garlic inside. Season the veal with salt and pepper.
• Place the veal in a casserole with the carrots, onion, white wine, thyme and oregano. Cover and cook for two hours, turning frequently. Remove the lid and cook for another 30 minutes, turning from time to time so that the outside browns slightly. Test to make sure that the veal is cooked. Allow it to cool in its juices.
• Place the tuna and the anchovies in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Gradually add the olive oil with the motor on until you have a thick sauce. Add the juice of two lemons to thin it out and process until smooth. (If it is too thin, you can add more oil.) Season to taste with salt and pepper. The sauce should have the consistency of a thin mayonnaise.
• Cut the veal in thin slices. Arrange them in one layer (or slightly overlapping) on a large serving platter and pour the sauce over. (You will probably need two dishes.) Cover with clear plastic wrap and let marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• If using salt capers, soak them in cold water for 20 minutes, and rinse them very well until you have removed as much of the salt as possible. If using capers packed in vinegar, drain and rinse them. Sprinkle the capers over the veal. Slice the remaining lemon and cut the slices in half. Arrange them attractively around the edges of the serving dish. Sprinkle the dish with tarragon leaves and serve.

SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, reduce heat, and simmer for about 8 minutes. Stir in sorrel and return to a boil. Remove from heat and puree in batches in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender.
• Return to medium-low heat and stir in cream, salt, and pepper. Heat through and serve.

BABA'S BEST SORREL SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sorrel in batches, stirring well until wilted, 5 to 8 minutes in all.
• Pour chicken stock and water into the Dutch oven. Stir in potatoes, carrot, parsley, dill, lemon juice, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Simmer soup until flavors combine, about 1 hour.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until mostly smooth before serving.