Rutabaga Soup Soubise With Rice And Onion Purée Recipes

RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients except the rice into a pot and bring to a boil; add the rice, cover and lower the heat; simmer until vegetables are very soft, about 50 minutes.
• In batches, puree the cooked mixture in a food processor until very, very smooth; return to a storage container, add salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate overnight.
• Reheat gently before serving.

YELLOW TURNIP SOUBISE

Steps:

• Put the turnips, onions,water and salt in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice, stir until well mixed and cover.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 50 minutes, or until the vegetables are very soft.
• In several batches, puree contents of pot in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Return the puree to the pot. Salt and pepper to taste.
• This soup gets better as it sits and is better the next day.

SOUBISE (BRAISED RICE AND ONIONS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Drop the rice into 4 quarts of boiling salted water and boil for 5 minutes exactly. Drain immediately.
• Add the 4 Tbsp of butter to a 3-quart, fireproof casserole and place in the oven.
• When the butter is foaming in the casserole, stir in the onions. As soon as they are well coated with butter, stir in the rice and seasonings.
• Cover and cook very slowly in the 300°F oven for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. The rice and onions should become very tender and will usually turn a light golden yellow.
• Correct seasoning.
• Just before serving, stir in the cream and cheese, and then the butter. Taste again for seasoning. Turn into a hot vegetable dish and sprinkle with parsley.

CREAM OF RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot.
• Remove bacon from pot, crumble and set aside.
• Saute onions, celery and garlic in bacon grease for 5 minutes.
• Add rutabaga, potato, chicken stock, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Blend using hand blender in pot or blend in blender in batches. Return to pot if blended in blender.
• Stir in milk.
• Heat gently to serving temperature, do not boil.
• Garnish with bacon and enjoy.

SOUBISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• In med pan bring water to a boil.
• Add rice and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Cook uncovered 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• In 3 qt round casserole stir onions and melted butter until coated.
• Bake covered at 300 for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Add the ricee 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.
• Bake at 300 for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven.
• Stir the whipping cream and 2 TBS butter into the rice mixture.
• Sprinkle with cheese (s) and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

RUTABAGA SOUP SOUBISE-WITH RICE AND ONION PURéE

Steps:

• The Rice and Onion Soup Base. Simmer the celery and onions in the 2 cups of chicken stock until very tender and translucent-15 minutes or more. Stir in the rice, and the rest of the liquid.
• The Rutabaga, and Finishing the Soup. Stir in the rutabaga, bring to the simmer, season lightly, and simmer loosely covered for about 30 minutes, or until both rutabaga and rice are very tender. Purée in batches in the electric blender. Reheat, correct seasoning, and top each serving, if you wish, with a spoonful of sour cream or crème fraîche, and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
• Variations
• CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP. For about 2 1/4 quarts, serving 6 to 8. Peel 4 large cucumbers, save half of one for garnish, halve the rest lengthwise, and scoop out seeds with a spoon. Chop the halves roughly and toss with 2 teaspoons each of wine vinegar and salt; let stand while the celery and onions have their preliminary simmer. Then turn the chopped cucumbers and their liquid into the soup base with the rice, and finish the soup as described in the preceding recipe. To serve, garnish with a dollop of cream, cucumber slices, and a sprinkling of fresh dill weed.
• CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP WITH VEGETABLES. Combine the rice-and-onion soup base with the chicken-and-vegetable soup on page 6, using only 4 cups of the liquid called for in the chicken recipe.