Champagne Leek Soup With Oysters And Caviar
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Serves/Makes: 6 | Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Ingredients:
***Soup***
1 cup white onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
5 tablespoons butter, or more if needed (divided)
2 quarts diced leeks, white part only
salt, to taste
1 cup Champagne
2 small Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 quart chicken stock
2 cups water
1/2 cup cream
***Garnish***
1 cup diced leeks, white part
1/2 cup cream
1 cup diced white potatoes
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
***To Serve***
1/4 cup Champagne
18 fresh oysters, shucked, with their liquor
2 ounces quality caviar
Directions:
For Soup: On a low flame, sweat the onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter until translucent, about 2 minutes, adding more butter if the mixture gets dry.
Add leeks and a pinch of salt. Continue cooking 2 minutes longer. Add 1 cup of the champagne, raise the heat and reduce the mixture by half, making sure it doesn't boil.
Add Yukon potatoes, thyme, chicken stock and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup cream. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Blend until smooth.
Strain through a chinois sieve. Taste the soup, and adjust the seasonings.
For Garnish: Sweat the leeks in butter, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup cream and cook until the leeks are soft, about 2 minutes more.
Boil the potatoes with thyme and bay leaf until just cooked through. Drain and add white potatoes to leek-cream mixture. Mix well.
Heat the soup and add 2 tablespoons of butter and the remaining 1/4 cup of champagne.
Blend until light and frothy. Pour into a warmed soup tureen.
Reheat the leek mixture. Heat the oysters in their liquor, adding a bit of butter, if needed.
To Serve: Place about 1 tablespoon of the leek mixture in the center of each soup bowl. Place 3 oysters on top, then garnish with caviar. Carefully ladle the soup around the leeks and oysters so that the garnish is floating on top.
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Recipe ID: 51000
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