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Splendid Soups : recipes md nmter techniques for making the world's best soups
/
fmes Peterson. P. m.
Indudes indq. ISBN: 0-47I-39I36-0 I. Soups. 2, Cookery, International. -1X757 .P4823 2000
547.8'13-dc2I Printed in the United States of America.
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lThis book is dedicated to Zelik
Contents ACKNOWLEDCMENTS XIX INTRODUCTION XXI EQUIPMENT 1 SERVING UTENSILS 5 INCREDIENTS 7 ETHNIC SOUPS 37 CUTTING OUT THE FAT 50 WHAT TO DRINK WITH SOUP 53
ths, Consomm6s, and Simple Broth-Based Soups 56 Basic Brown Chiclcen Basic
Broth I
White Chicken Broth
Turkey Broth
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Po* Broth I es Lamb Broth I es Veal Broth I ez Vegetable Broth I eg Dried Porcini Broth I EAR
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BRorHs I t't
trtsotumE I zz Basic Chicken Consomm6 Basic Beef Consomm6
Beef Tea
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Smoked Chicken or Duc-k Consomm6
Fish Consomm6
I 80
Scallops in Clear
Broth I
Lobster Consomm6
I 84
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coNrENrs Tomato Consomm6
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Grilled or Saut6ed Salmon Fillet in Consomm6, Clear Broth, or Dashi Sauteed or Grilled Duck Breast in Savory
Broth I
Red Wine, Onion, and Duck Thigh Soup
Miso Soup
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Thai Hot and Spicy Brorh
(Caeng
Red Wine Broth for Mear
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Medallions
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Broth (Dash)
Japanese Clear
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of
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Beef with Caramelized Onions and Red Wine
Broth I 98
COMBININC BROTH WITH ECCS, CHEESE, AND HERBS Hot Broth with Eggs and Parmesan Greek Lemon Soup (Atgobmono) Egg Drop Soup
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Hot and Sour Soup
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NOODLES, WONTONS, STUFFED PAsTA, AND DUMPLINCS I1O7 Chicken Noodle Soup
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Chicken Broth with Noodles, Chicken Livers, and Peas (Pasta in Brodo con Fegatin)
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Chicken or Duck Broth with Cellophane Noodles Thai-Style Chicken and Cellophane
Udon or Soba Noodles in Broth Chinese Pork Noodle Soup
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Chinese-Sryle Short Rib Soup with Chinese Vegetables
Wonton Soup
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Spinach and Ricotta Stuffing
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I ne Smoke-Scented Broth with Ravioli I tze Improvised Leftover Meat Stuffing
Chicken Broth with Cheese and Bread Crumb Dumplings (Passatelli)
MEATBALLS AND SHRIMP BALLS
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Diced Tomato Soup with Chicken or Beef Broth and Marjoram-Flavored
Meatballs
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Shrimp Balls in Hot and Sour Thai Broth
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CONTENTS IX Mexican Meatball or Shrimp Ball or Fish Ball Soup
(Sopa de AlbondE)
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Singapore-Style Pork Broth with Noodles, Fish Balls, and Chinese Greens
Matzo BallSoup
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Rich Chicken Broth with Tarragon
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Quenelles
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Chicken Soup with Chicken Quenelles
'egetable
Puree
142
Soups 144
NCLE-VEGETABLE SOUPS Puree
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of Artichoke I 15+ of Asparagus I 155
Avocado Soup Cream
of
Beet
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Soup
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Slow-Cooked Broccoli Soup with Garlic and Olive
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Italian-Style Cardoon, Bean, and Tomato Soup
Oil I tot
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of Carrot Soup (Purie Cricy) I rc+ Brazilian-Style Cashew Nut Soup 165 Puree of Caulifower Soup I t6z Cream or Velout6 of Celeriac Soup lrcg Puree of Chestnut I 170 Puree
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Creamed Chili Soup Creamed Puree
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of Fresh Corn
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Indian-Style Corn Soup
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Chinese Corn and Shrimp Soup
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Mexican Corn, Tomato, Chili, and Chicken Soup Spicy Cold Cucumber Soup with Yogurt
Miso and Eggplant Soup
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Fennel, Tomato, and White Bean Soup Fresh Thyme and Garlic
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Soup
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Spanish-Style Garlic Soup (Sopa de a1o) I t86 Puree
of
Green Bean and
Herb Soup
Mint I
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Leek and Potato Soup
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I t9t Lettuce Soup I tSZ
Vchyssoise
Mushroom Velout6
Morel Soup
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Mixed WildMushroom Soup Porcini Soup
(Aequacotta eon
Ftench Onion Soup
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Pureed Roasted Onion and Gadic Soup Senegalese Peanut
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Georgia Peanut Soup
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Medieval Pea Soup with Ginger, Saffron, and Almonds (Cretonnie dt Pois
RedPepperSoup
Noviaux)
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Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Gadic, and Onion Soup Cream
of Sorrel
Indian-Style Spinach Puree
of
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Soup (Pxag Gerninl)
Squash ot
Ptee I
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Roasted Garlic and Acorn Squash Soup
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Sweet Potato, Chili, and Lime
Soup I zt9
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Swiss Chard, Parsley, and Garlic Soup
221
Perfect Summer Tomato Soup with Thrragon Sauce
Roasted'Iomato Soup
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Mexican Tomato Soup with Assorted Condiments
of Tirrnip Soup I zat
Water Chestnut and Watercress Soup Watercress
Soup I
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EANS, LENTILS, AND DRIED PEAS I235 Precooking Dried Beans for Soup
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Bean and Pasta Soup (Minestra di Fagiol)
White
Bean and Vegetable
Blad< Bean
Soup I z+o
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Tomato Soup with Saffron and Garlic Mayonnaise
Cream or Velout6
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Pumpkin
Roasted PumpkinSoup
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CONTENTS XI
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Indian-Style Blad< Bean Soup
Lenril Soup
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Red Lentil Soup with Coconut
SplitPeaSoup
and Moghul Garam Masala
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Quebec Split Pea Soup Creamed Puree
Milk
of
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Fresh Fava Beans
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XED VEGETABLE SOUPS I251 Gazpacho
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Gazpacho Scented with Smoked
White
Gazpac.ho from M5laga with Almonds and
White Gazpacho with Puee
Fish I zlr
Peppers and Cucumbers
of Mixed Vegetables I
Mulligatawny Soup
255
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Southern Frendr Vegetable Soup
Minesrrone
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(Soape au
Pistou)
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Tirscan-Style Minestrone Milanese-Style
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French Farmer's Vegetable Soup (Soape Cuhitatar)
I zes Japanese Mixed Vegetable Soup I zez Chinese Mixed Vegetable Soup
Indonesian Vegetable Soup (Sa7ar Terury atau
ltbu)
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I zzo Indian Mixed Vegetable Soup I zz2 Grilled Vegetable Soup I zz+ Elaborate Mixed Vegetable Soup I zze Moroccan Vegetable Soup
ice Sou
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Shrimp Mussel, Chorizo, and Spanish Rice Soup
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in the Style of an Arroce Soup in the Sryle Soup in the Style
of of
Rdsotto
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Risotto di
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Venetian Rice and Fresh Pea Soup (Rrsi a Brsr) Chinese Rice Soup (Conge)
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Fish Soups 292 Basic Fish
Broth I
Red Wine Fish
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Broth I soe
French Mediterranean-Style Fish Soup (Bowillnbaks)
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Poached Fish in Garlic-Flavored Broth
(Bourrid)
Saffron-Scented Fish Broth from Nice
(Sor.4r de Pokson
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Spanish Fish Soup with Chilies, Almonds, and Garlic (Romesco) French Country Red Wine Fish Soup (Matelote i k Bourguignonne)
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Squid Soup with Red Wine Octopus
Eel or Other Fish with Fresh Green Herbs (Anguille au
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Hearty Fish Soup with Cider, Leeks, and Mushrooms
(Matelote
Spicy Brazilian Fish Soup with CoconurMllk (Vatapa)
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Spanish Cod Soup with Spinach and Chick-Peas (Potaie de Vtgilia) Cnicbe
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Cold Trout Soup with Herbs, White Wine, and Vnegar Thai Fish Soup with Thmarind Metnamese-Style
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Hot and Sour Fish Soup I
Indian-Style Curry and Coconut Fish Soup
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Medieval Fish Soup with Peas and Spices (Cretonnie Fish Chowder
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Pokson)
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I g:g Mexican-Sryle Fish Chowder I 340 Assorted Fish in Japanese Broth I :+t New England Fish Chowder
Grilled Mackerel Fillets with Soba Noodles and Dashi Basque-Style Salt Cod Soup
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Moroccan Fish Soup in the Style
of a Tagine I
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Poached Salmon with Fermented Black-Bean-Scented
Broth I :az
Spanish Garlic and Almond Sauce for Finishing Fish Soups (Picada)
Garlic and Olive Oil Mayonnaise (Ai:ol)
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Mediterranean Pepper, Garlic, and Bread Sauce for
Thi&ening Soup (RoullL)
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Bivalve Shellfish Soups 352 Mussels Steamed in White Wine (Moults Cream
of
Mussel Soup (Brl& BD
Saffron Mussel Soup
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Mussel and Shiitake Mushroom Dashi
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Clams with Cream and White
Wine I :Oz
New England Clam Chowder
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Manhattan Clam Chowder
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Clam or Cockle Soup with Borlotti Beans (Zuppa di Vongob) Spanish "Quarter
Hour" Clam and Shrimp Soup
Bay Scallop Soup with Snow Peas
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Oysrer Stew
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(Sopa aI Cuarto de
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Bay Scallop Clam, and Sea Urchin Roe
Soup
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Oyster Soup with Fines Herbes Oysrcr and Chiclen Gumbo Oysrer Ceviche
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I Sea Scallop Soup with Green Curry I Mixed Shellfish Pot-au-Feu I 383 Scallops in Light Broth with Chives
38t 382
Crustacean Soups 386 Light Cream of Lobster Soup
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Cold Tomato and Lobster Soup with Lobster Coral Shrimp Bisque
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Crustacean Soup with Saffton and Morels
eat Soup
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Seafood Tomato Soup (Cioppino)
Shrimp and Crayfish Gumbo
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EW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER, POT-AU-FEU, AND BOLLTTO MtSTO I qZS New England Boiled Dinner
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(ht-au-Fn) I +za (Pwb au Po) I +zs
Frend-r Boiled Beef and Vegetables
Poadred Hen with Vegetables
Stuffed Poached Chid