Description
Comforting Sprout Soup brings winter warmth with delicate Brussels sprouts blended into a creamy, nourishing bowl. Winter’s chilly embrace melts away as hearty flavors dance across your palate, inviting pure culinary comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Vegetables:
- 12.35 ounces (350 grams) Brussels sprouts, trimmed
- 3/4 cup (100 grams) frozen petit pois
- 1 onion
- 1/2 garlic cloves
Fats and Oils:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons butter
Liquid and Seasoning:
- 3 cups (700 milliliters) vegetable stock
- White or black pepper
Instructions
- Meticulously prepare Brussels sprouts by trimming edges, thoroughly washing, and finely shredding into delicate ribbons.
- Warm olive oil in a medium-sized pot over moderate heat, gently sautéing diced onions and minced garlic until translucent and fragrant, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Introduce shredded Brussels sprouts to the pot, stirring continuously and allowing them to soften and develop a light caramelization for about 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in vegetable or chicken stock, seasoning with salt and pepper, then increase heat to create a rolling boil before reducing to a gentle simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- Incorporate petit pois into the simmering liquid, allowing them to heat through and contribute their sweet essence for approximately 1 minute.
- Transfer the hot mixture to a blender, processing until achieving a silky, uniform consistency with no visible vegetable chunks.
- Return puréed soup to the pot, whisk in cold butter to create a luxurious texture, taste and adjust seasoning as needed, then ladle into warm serving bowls.
Notes
- Choose fresh, bright green Brussels sprouts without yellowing or browning for the best flavor and texture.
- Consider roasting sprouts briefly before adding to soup for enhanced nutty, caramelized notes.
- Use vegetable stock to keep the recipe vegetarian, or swap with chicken stock for deeper flavor complexity.
- Swap butter with olive oil or vegan butter to make the soup dairy-free and suitable for plant-based diets.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 41 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 103 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 7 mg