Cream Of Lettuce Soup
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, Meats | Soups | 4 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | lb | Boston lettuce |
| 1 | Onion, finely sliced | |
| 2 | oz | Butter |
| 2 | oz | All-purpose flour |
| 6 | T | Clarified butter |
| 4 | Slices white bread, crusts | |
| removed sliced into | ||
| cubes | ||
| 2 | Cloves garlic, crushed and | |
| chopped to a pulp | ||
| 16 | oz | Milk |
| 16 | oz | Chicken stock |
| Freshly ground salt | ||
| Freshly ground white pepper |
INSTRUCTIONS
Thoroughly rinse lettuce and remove cores. Heat a soup tureen. Place lettuce leaves in a large, dry saucepan and cook over medium heat for 6 minutes. Into another pan on low heat, place butter, stir in onion, and let cook until soft. Stir in flour, making a roux. Cook 3 minutes while stirring. Stir milk into roux and half of the chicken stock. Remove cooked lettuce from pot, puree in a blender and add to soup. Add rest of chicken stock and cook while stirring for 7 minutes or until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour 4 tb clarified butter into a small frypan and when heated, add cubes of bread, occassionally shaking pan to prevent them from getting too brown. Add another 2 tb clarified butter and garlic cloves. Drain garlic bread "croutons" on a paper towel. Place on heated serving dish. Strain lettuce soup through a sieve into soup tureen and serve at once with croutons. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 283
Calories From Fat: 137
Total Fat: 15.5g
Cholesterol: 43mg
Sodium: 297.4mg
Potassium: 627.2mg
Carbohydrates: 26.9g
Fiber: 2.3g
Sugar: 10.2g
Protein: 10.2g