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Food Of The Gods Vichyssoise



The Ancient Peruvians called potatoes, the food of the gods. And for good reason. In my opinion nothing could be better. In my family we could eat potatoes everyday. Recently I have been branching out and using more and more varietals, especially sweet potatoes from South America, Africa and Japan.


Yesterday I saw beautiful field purple potatoes and dark purple sweet potatoes in the Shuk. Conveniently right beside the potato bins were the chilis. Match made in heaven. I came home and made this spicy take on a traditional French favorite.


BT's Food Of The Gods Vichyssoise


Ingredients:

3 pounds (1.4 kilos) purple potatoes

1 pound (500 grams) purple sweet potatoes

1 medium leek

1 red onion

2 cloves garlic - crushed

2 tablespoons (30 ml) ghee or coconut oil

1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) harissa

2 whole serano chilis

1/2 red cabbage (small head)

1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) yellow mustard seeds

1 teaspoon (4 grams) dried thyme

3 large sprigs fresh thyme

1 small bunch fresh dill

1 1/2 ounces (45 ml) Pisco

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

kosher salt

ground black pepper

8 cups (1.85 l.) filtered water

2/3 cup (125 ml heavy cream) - 15%

1 small bunch cilantro (optional)


Directions:

Wash leeks thorough and rough chop

Rough chop cabbage

Dice onion

Dice chili including seeds and veins

Peel potatoes and reserve in cold acidulated water

Place heavy gauge cocotte on medium heat and add ghee/oil

When fat is hot add mustard seeds and stir until they begin to pop

Immediately add harissa, chopped chili and red onion

Stir for 1 minutes and then add leeks and cabbage and garlic

Turn heat down to medium low

Add salt, and dried thyme

Cook for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are totally wilted

Add Pisco and cook 30 seconds to burn off alcohol

Add water and bring to boil

Add two types of potatoes and fresh thyme

Cover pot and reduce heat to low

Cook until potatoes are tender

Remove fresh thyme sprig

Let cool 5 minutes

Add dill

Blend soup with wand blender trying to process as little as possible to avoid gumminess

Add cream

Add lemon zest and juice

Taste for salt and pepper


Serve with creme fraiche and cilantro or grated cucumber


Enjoy! !בתיאבון





















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