6/6/12

Julia Child's Vichyssoise Recipe: Cold Leek & Potato Soup. JC100






I'm part of JC100! What is JC100? It's a celebration of Julia Child! We are provided with Julia's recipes, make them and blog about them.

This is my first recipe (out of 5 provided) so far. I decided to make it because it's incredibly simple and screams COMFORT food!

All you need are potatoes, leeks, chicken stock, salt, cream and chives. That's all!



Vichyssoise
{Cold Leek and Potato Soup}
Excerpted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. Copyright © 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf. Reprinted with permission from the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.

Ingredients
3 cups peeled, sliced potatoes
3 cups sliced white of leek
1 1/2 quart chicken stock
salt to taste
1/2 to 1 cup whipping cream
white pepper {I thought it was completely fine without it}
2-3 tablespoons minced chives

Directions
1. Simmer the vegetables in chicken stock for 40-50 minutes until they are tender. 
2. Puree the soup {I used my immersion blender}.
3. Stir in the cream. Season with salt. Chill.
4. Serve the soup in chilled soup cups and decorate with chives.
 


I had this soup both hot and chilled and liked both versions. It's smooth without needing to go through a fine sieve as was noted in the original recipe. It's simple, yet decadent and would be a great starter for a dinner party.


Have you  made any of Julia's recipes? Which ones are your favorite?

5 comments:

  1. Velva-Tomatoes on the VineJune 06, 2012

    Proof that simple is best. Awesome.

    Velva

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  2. Looks fabulous!

    I'm a fellow JC100 blogger and I'm planning a Vichyssoise recipe round-up post. If you'd like your post to be included, check out the details on the Taste As You Go Facebook Page.

    Happy cooking!

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  3. Anna's TableJune 07, 2012

    It's amazing the influence Julia Child had on so many cooks. I loved to watch her on PBS. Thanks to her I conquered the souffle.

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  4. Yours looks wonderful - I just made this today (can you say "busy week"?) and was pleased that it was so easy AND so tasty.

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  5. Wow, I can't believe how easy this recipe is. I have JC's cookbook and every time I set out to make one of her recipes, I usually give up before I even start. So many steps!!!

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