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Preparation of potato soup (puree parmentier)
Ingredients -Butter or oil -Onion, peeled and sliced -White of leek, sliced -White stock or water -Potatoes,peeled -Bouquet garni -Salt, pepper -Parsley, chopped
Croutons -Stale bread -butter, margarine or oil
Method 1.Melt the butter or heat the oil in a thick-bottomed pan. 2.Add the peeled,washed and sliced onion and leek, cook for a few minutes without colour with the lid on. 3.Add the stock,the peeled,washed and sliced potatoes and the bouquet garni.Season. 4.Simmer for approximately 30 minutes.Remove the bouquet garni,skim off all fat. 5.Liquidise or pass the soup firmly through a sieve then pass through a medium conical strainer. 6.Return to a clean pan,reboil,correct the seasoning and consistency. 7.Sprinkle with chopped parsley. 8.Serve fried or toasted croutons separately.
Healthy eating tips •Use an unsaturated oil (sunflower or vegetable).Lightly oil the pan and drain off any excess after the frying is complete. •Season with minimum amount of salt. •Toast the croutons instead of frying them
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