Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Curry Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes Soup

This past Saturday, at the farmers market, I was able to get Jerusalem Artichokes or Sunchokes. I had found several recipes to make soup, but one in particular caught my attention.

This recipe fascinated me. Unlike many of the other recipes, you roast instead of boil the Jerusalem Artichokes. The recipe had no milk or potatoes in it, and the soup was still cream looking. You can add a splash of milk or cream to the pot if you prefer to make it even more velvety than it already is. I topped my bowl with butter garlic croutons. I did add a handful of cheese to one bowl. I didn’t see that it added to the taste or even enhanced the soup in anyway.

This is simple to make. Just like the Chili Verde, it has a few steps, but is well worth it. When you peel the Jerusalem Artichokes don’t worry if you can’t get every bit of skin off these knobby beauties.

 Ingredients

1 pound Jerusalem Artichokes

1 onion, diced

4 cups water

2 tablespoon Butter

2 Tablespoon Chicken broth base or bullion

2 teaspoons Curry powder

2 teaspoons Garam Masala

3 Tablespoons Olive oil

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 355°F

Peel the Jerusalem artichokes, and then roughly chop

 Rinse the pieces and transfer to a large bowl

To the bowl add Olive Oil, Garam Masala and the Curry Powder

 Mix well until each piece is well coated with oil and spices

 Transfer to a glass roasting dish and place in the oven for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

 

 Five minutes before the artichokes are finished roasting

In a 3 quart sauce pot, melt the butter over medium heat

Add onion, lightly sauté until it starts to become translucent

Add water and chicken broth base to pot

Add in the roasted Jerusalem artichokes (make sure you scrape any bits into left in the roasting dish into the pot)

Bring pot to a simmer, cover and lower the temperature slightly

Allow the soup to slowly simmer for about 20 minutes

Blend thoroughly using the Hand Blender until smooth

If adding milk or cream (1/4 cup) do so before serving
Top with croutons before serving

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