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Soup Swap: Comforting Recipes to Make and Share
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- Chronicle Books Digital
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- Sep 13, 2016
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- 9781452148519
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Soup Swap: Comforting Recipes to Make and Share
Descrizione
- Editore:
- Chronicle Books Digital
- Pubblicato:
- Sep 13, 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781452148519
- Formato:
- Libro
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Soup Swap - Kathy Gunst
THE FOUNDATION: MAKING BROTHS & STOCKS
Homemade stock—two scary words? Not really. Try one of these recipes and see just how simple it is to make stock at home. Add poultry, meat, or fish to a big pot with a few vegetables (or leave out the meat and add extra vegetables) and aromatics; add enough water to barely cover; and . . . walk away. An hour or so later you’ve got stock. Not so scary after all; is it?
The recipes here include classics—chicken stock, beef stock, and fish stock—as well as a really creative technique for using leftover vegetable scraps and chicken, lamb, and beef bones (the stuff you would normally throw away) to create rich, full-flavored stocks.
Remember, when you make your own stock you control the amount of salt you use. That’s not something you can say about boxed and canned stocks that are generally loaded with sodium and preservatives.
Why Aren’t There Specific Amounts of Salt and Pepper Called for in These Recipes?
Sure, I could tell you how much salt to add to each of these soup recipes. But I don’t know if you’re working with a canned or boxed stock that is loaded with sodium or with a low-sodium variety. And you’ll need a lot less salt if you’re using one of the homemade stock recipes.
The amount of salt and pepper you add to a soup is a very personal decision. When I say, Season with salt and pepper,
I mean it quite literally. Add salt (and pepper, when called for) to a recipe in several stages and taste after each time you add it. Don’t add more until the end of the recipe, when you can see how all the flavors come together and how much more seasoning is really needed. It’s easy to add more salt or pepper, but there is no way to add less. Always steer toward less, knowing that you can adjust/add the salt and pepper before serving.
A word about salt: I like to use sea salt. I find that it offers a fuller flavor than processed salts, so less is needed. It’s not necessary to go out and buy an expensive bag of fancy sea salt. If you choose to use kosher salt (another good choice), you’ll need even less than sea salt, because kosher salt has larger and lighter crystals.
A word about pepper: If you don’t have a pepper grinder, it’s an investment (albeit a small one) you owe yourself. Grinding fresh peppercorns makes a world of difference in cooking. Cooking with preground black pepper is like using black sawdust. At the very least, buy peppercorns that come packaged in a rudimentary but serviceable grinder, now available in most supermarkets.
PEA BROTH
The time to make this sweet pea broth is late spring/early summer, when fresh peas are plentiful. As you shell peas for soup or salad, be sure to keep the shells to make this broth. It offers an exceptionally pure, subtly sweet flavor. This broth is the base of Late-Spring Pea and Lettuce Soup (page 53), but it can be used as a vegetable broth in virtually any recipe.
MAKES ABOUT 8 CUPS [2 L]
4 lb [1.8 kg] shells from shelling peas (also called English peas) or from sugar snap peas
1 onion, chopped
Dark green leaves from 1 large leek (optional)
6 peppercorns
¹/2 cup [30 g] packed chopped fresh parsley with stems
¹/3 cup [20 g] packed chopped fresh chives
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1. In a large stockpot, combine the pea shells, onion, leek leaves (if using), peppercorns, parsley, and chives and season with salt. Add enough cold water to just barely cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Taste the broth. If the flavor is weak, remove the lid and simmer over medium heat for another 15 minutes, or until the flavors have bloomed. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding pepper and more salt if needed. Strain the stock, pressing down on the pea shells to release all the juice, and let