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Splendid

This book

is printed on acid-ftee paper. @

Copyright O ZOOI by Jmes Peterson. All rights reserved. Published by

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Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

]mes

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.

IO98765432

00-043855

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

I el

I e+

Po* Broth I es Lamb Broth I es Veal Broth I ez Vegetable Broth I eg Dried Porcini Broth I EAR

oz

zo

BRorHs I t't

trtsotumE I zz Basic Chicken Consomm6 Basic Beef Consomm6

Beef Tea

I

I 72

I 74

ze

Smoked Chicken or Duc-k Consomm6

Fish Consomm6

I 80

Scallops in Clear

Broth I

Lobster Consomm6

I 84

gz

I

VIII

coNrENrs Tomato Consomm6

I 86

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

I

9+

Thai Hot and Spicy Brorh

(Caeng

Red Wine Broth for Mear

I 96

Medallions

et

I sl

Broth (Dash)

Japanese Clear

I

I 87

gg

of

Prik)

I ss

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

I

Cheese (Strarriatella)

I I

I

I

TOO

1OO

'tol

toz

Hot and Sour Soup

I

to+

NOODLES, WONTONS, STUFFED PAsTA, AND DUMPLINCS I1O7 Chicken Noodle Soup

I

toa

Chicken Broth with Noodles, Chicken Livers, and Peas (Pasta in Brodo con Fegatin)

I

1O9

I t t2 Noodle Soup I t t:

Chicken or Duck Broth with Cellophane Noodles Thai-Style Chicken and Cellophane

Udon or Soba Noodles in Broth Chinese Pork Noodle Soup

I

I

114

tts

Chinese-Sryle Short Rib Soup with Chinese Vegetables

Wonton Soup

I

I

1

18

tzo

Spinach and Ricotta Stuffing

I tzl

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

I

I tzs

130

Diced Tomato Soup with Chicken or Beef Broth and Marjoram-Flavored

Meatballs

I

t3o

Shrimp Balls in Hot and Sour Thai Broth

I t:z

CONTENTS IX Mexican Meatball or Shrimp Ball or Fish Ball Soup

(Sopa de AlbondE)

I

'tZZ

Singapore-Style Pork Broth with Noodles, Fish Balls, and Chinese Greens

Matzo BallSoup

I t:z

Rich Chicken Broth with Tarragon

I

Quenelles

I

139

141

Chicken Soup with Chicken Quenelles

'egetable

Puree

142

Soups 144

NCLE-VEGETABLE SOUPS Puree

I

I

154

of Artichoke I 15+ of Asparagus I 155

Avocado Soup Cream

of

Beet

I

tsa

Soup

I

tse

Slow-Cooked Broccoli Soup with Garlic and Olive

I

Italian-Style Cardoon, Bean, and Tomato Soup

Oil I tot

I eZ

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

I

Creamed Chili Soup Creamed Puree

I

tzz

of Fresh Corn

I

Indian-Style Corn Soup

I 173

,

174

Chinese Corn and Shrimp Soup

I

tze

Mexican Corn, Tomato, Chili, and Chicken Soup Spicy Cold Cucumber Soup with Yogurt

Miso and Eggplant Soup

179

I tat

Fennel, Tomato, and White Bean Soup Fresh Thyme and Garlic

I

Soup

I

I

t8z

tes

Spanish-Style Garlic Soup (Sopa de a1o) I t86 Puree

of

Green Bean and

Herb Soup

Mint I

I tss

Leek and Potato Soup

I

tso

t az

I

tz5

I

135

x

coNTENTs

I t9t Lettuce Soup I tSZ

Vchyssoise

Mushroom Velout6

Morel Soup

I

I

tg+

t9s

Mixed WildMushroom Soup Porcini Soup

(Aequacotta eon

Ftench Onion Soup

I

I

197

Fungh)

I

't98

zoo

I

Pureed Roasted Onion and Gadic Soup Senegalese Peanut

I

Soup

Georgia Peanut Soup

I

zoz

zo+

205

Medieval Pea Soup with Ginger, Saffron, and Almonds (Cretonnie dt Pois

RedPepperSoup

Noviaux)

I

I

206

208

Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Gadic, and Onion Soup Cream

of Sorrel

Indian-Style Spinach Puree

of

I

Soup (Pxag Gerninl)

Squash ot

Ptee I

212

I

215

I 2t6

Roasted Garlic and Acorn Squash Soup

I zra

Sweet Potato, Chili, and Lime

Soup I zt9

I

Swiss Chard, Parsley, and Garlic Soup

221

Perfect Summer Tomato Soup with Thrragon Sauce

Roasted'Iomato Soup

I

Mexican Tomato Soup with Assorted Condiments

of Tirrnip Soup I zat

Water Chestnut and Watercress Soup Watercress

Soup I

I

232

233

EANS, LENTILS, AND DRIED PEAS I235 Precooking Dried Beans for Soup

I zle

Bean and Pasta Soup (Minestra di Fagiol)

White

Bean and Vegetable

Blad< Bean

Soup I z+o

I

224

ZZs

Tomato Soup with Saffron and Garlic Mayonnaise

Cream or Velout6

210

214

Pumpkin

Roasted PumpkinSoup

I

Soup I zla

I zll

I 227 I 228

CONTENTS XI

I

Indian-Style Blad< Bean Soup

Lenril Soup

I

zat

z+a

Red Lentil Soup with Coconut

SplitPeaSoup

and Moghul Garam Masala

I z+z

Quebec Split Pea Soup Creamed Puree

Milk

of

I z+e

Fresh Fava Beans

I 249

XED VEGETABLE SOUPS I251 Gazpacho

I zs't

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

I zsz

Southern Frendr Vegetable Soup

Minesrrone

I

I

(Soape au

Pistou)

I

250

I 261 Minestrone I 262

Tirscan-Style Minestrone Milanese-Style

lza

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)

I

I zzo Indian Mixed Vegetable Soup I zz2 Grilled Vegetable Soup I zz+ Elaborate Mixed Vegetable Soup I zze Moroccan Vegetable Soup

ice Sou

280

Shrimp Mussel, Chorizo, and Spanish Rice Soup

I 283

in the Style of an Arroce Soup in the Sryle Soup in the Style

of of

Rdsotto

i

la Milanese

Risotto di

I

ZAA

ltuui diMtre

I

zgz

Venetian Rice and Fresh Pea Soup (Rrsi a Brsr) Chinese Rice Soup (Conge)

I

zso

I

Zee

258

I z+s

xII

coNrENrs

Fish Soups 292 Basic Fish

Broth I

Red Wine Fish

307

Broth I soe

French Mediterranean-Style Fish Soup (Bowillnbaks)

I

I

Poached Fish in Garlic-Flavored Broth

(Bourrid)

Saffron-Scented Fish Broth from Nice

(Sor.4r de Pokson

zos

311

I

Nlois4

313

I zl+

Spanish Fish Soup with Chilies, Almonds, and Garlic (Romesco) French Country Red Wine Fish Soup (Matelote i k Bourguignonne)

I

3t6

I gta and Red Wine Soup | 3zo

Squid Soup with Red Wine Octopus

Eel or Other Fish with Fresh Green Herbs (Anguille au

Wr) I zzl

Hearty Fish Soup with Cider, Leeks, and Mushrooms

(Matelote

Spicy Brazilian Fish Soup with CoconurMllk (Vatapa)

I

Normand)

zzs

Spanish Cod Soup with Spinach and Chick-Peas (Potaie de Vtgilia) Cnicbe

I

I zzl

I lze

Cold Trout Soup with Herbs, White Wine, and Vnegar Thai Fish Soup with Thmarind Metnamese-Style

I

330

332

Hot and Sour Fish Soup I

Indian-Style Curry and Coconut Fish Soup

334

I ::s

Medieval Fish Soup with Peas and Spices (Cretonnie Fish Chowder

I

i

Pokson)

I

337

I a:a

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

I

342

I :aa

Moroccan Fish Soup in the Style

of a Tagine I

345

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)

I

349

Mediterranean Pepper, Garlic, and Bread Sauce for

Thi&ening Soup (RoullL)

I 350

I

348

323

coNrENrs xlll

Bivalve Shellfish Soups 352 Mussels Steamed in White Wine (Moults Cream

of

Mussel Soup (Brl& BD

Saffron Mussel Soup

I

i k Mariniir) I

361

353

I rsa I

Mussel and Shiitake Mushroom Dashi

zse

Clams with Cream and White

Wine I :Oz

New England Clam Chowder

I 359

Manhattan Clam Chowder

I

37o

Clam or Cockle Soup with Borlotti Beans (Zuppa di Vongob) Spanish "Quarter

Hour" Clam and Shrimp Soup

Bay Scallop Soup with Snow Peas

I

Oysrer Stew

I

(Sopa aI Cuarto de

374

Bay Scallop Clam, and Sea Urchin Roe

Soup

I

375

375

Oyster Soup with Fines Herbes Oysrcr and Chiclen Gumbo Oysrer Ceviche

|

|

| 377

378

380

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

|

:e+

Cold Tomato and Lobster Soup with Lobster Coral Shrimp Bisque

I :sa

I tss Cajun Shrimp Soup with Smoked Salmon I +Ot South American Shrimp Chowder (Chup) I +oz Thai-Style Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup I +o+ Thai-Style Hot and Sour Blue Crab Soup I +os Blue Crab Soup with Picada I 406 Callaloo I 408 Crayfish Broth I +og Indian-Style Shrimp and Coconut Soup

I llz

I fgS

Hora)

I 313

xIV

coNrENrs

I

Cold Cucumber and Crayfish Soup with Dill

I

Corn and Crayfish Chowder

412

Crustacean Soup with Saffton and Morels

eat Soup

s

I

413

I

I +le

Seafood Tomato Soup (Cioppino)

Shrimp and Crayfish Gumbo

qt't

418

42O

EW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER, POT-AU-FEU, AND BOLLTTO MtSTO I qZS New England Boiled Dinner

I

425

(ht-au-Fn) I +za (Pwb au Po) I +zs

Frend-r Boiled Beef and Vegetables

Poadred Hen with Vegetables

Stuffed Poached Chid