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See the photo to the right??? That's my version of "Chicken Soup... I don't Need no Stinkin' Chicken Soup Recipe" If you follow the links (click photo or blue letters), you will see that pretty much I just toss things into a pot with abandon and it become soup. In actuality, making chicken soup is not difficult at all once you have the basics. Amounts will vary (for me it varies based on what's in my fridge... Soups are a great place to use up what's in your produce drawer.Well, this bisque is basically the same idea. I am just using root vegetables (Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Onions and Celery... Um and an Apple, just to screw up the title (and to sweeten the mix).
Just toss in a pot, add Some stock, Simmer for a while till everything is soft, Puree with a hand wand mixer, add some spices and cream, mix and simmer again and you have soup.
Keep scrolling down for this easy to follow recipe...
Who needs a recipe???
but here's one just in case you do... Here's What I did...
I Don't Need no Stinkin' Root Vegetable Bisque recipe
Ingredients
- 4 TBS Butter
- 1 Medium Onion, Large Dice
- 4 Tbs Flour
- 3 Cups Chicken Stock (It's what I had, you can use Vegetable Stock to keep this vegetarian if you like)
- 1 Medium Butternut Squash, peeled and diced
- 2 Medium Carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 Stalks Celery, Sliced
- 1 Large Sweet Potato, peeled and diced
- 2 Small Apples, peeled, cored, sliced
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 3 TBS Mixed Mediterranean Herbs, I used a Mix I call "Not Your grandmother's Herbes de Provence"
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (or a few drops of Tabasco Sauce)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- First, Make a Roux, in a heavy bottomed saute pan, heat the butter. Add the flour and stir to make a roux. Stir constantly for 4 minutes until all of the flour has incorporated.
- Add the onions and stir occasionally for 5 minutes, until the onions soften.
- Add the carrots and celery and stir for another 5 minutes.
- Dump everything into a crock pot. Set on high and add the Chicken (or vegetable) stock.
- Add the Apples, Sweet Potato and Squash, cover and allow to slow simmer for two hours (or set on medium heat and allow to slow simmer for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours).
- After two hours on high (or longer on medium), check to make sure everything has softened. Now take your immersion blender and change the vegetable stew to a bisque, whir the blender until everything is ... well, soup.
- Add the cream and spices and stir to mix.
- Return the setting t o high and allow to cook for one hour.
- taste and Salt and Pepper to taste
- Garnish with a big drop of Heavy Cream. Take a toothpick (actually I use a spoon handle for the bigger drops, toothpicks for smaller drops). Draw the thin blade of the spoon (or toothpick) completely through the drop to form a heart.
- But photograph quick (or serve) as the edges start to spider.
- Serve HOT and ENJOY!
But WAIT...
There's more...Since this really isn't a recipe... Let me add a little change...
Do you see it...
A Bisque is a thick soup made of pureed vegetables (and/or seafood, but let's not confuse the matter here). I served the bisque with a snack/sandwich of Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Roll-Ups. Soup and sandwich... Such a classic it rolls off the tongue (Bisque and sandwich not as much, but all bisques are soups, so let's let it roll... But I digress...
I served the soup and sandwich for dinner and it was perfect combination of creamy soup and a more substantial sammy. BUT, I had enough left over for my lunch. Now, in anticipation of my Heart (and my Ass) growing two sizes over the Christmas Season I am trying to cut back on my caloric intake, little things like no bread with lunch are starting to creep into my habits.
So, I took my left over Bisque (about 4 cups were left), returned it to my slow cooker crock pot and added 2 Russet Potatoes (peeled and diced). I set the control to low and went to sleep.
Next morning, 12 hours later, I had Root Vegetable Potato Stew for lunch... well, honestly it was breakfast and lunch... and I wish i had more for dinner (this was better than the bisque, just not as pretty).
Although with the chives it did pretty up enough for a photo.
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