French Style Red Sorrel Two Bean Soup Recipe

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Preparation time

  • Total: Approximately 40 minutes
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooking: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil - extra virgin
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (unsalted)
  • 1 cup Red onion - minced
  • 2 tablespoon Fennel bulb - washed
  • 2 tablespoon Leek - washed
  • 1 cup French Beans - washed
  • 1 tablespoon Celery - washed
  • 2 cups Sorrel Leaves (Gongura) - shredded
  • 4 cups Vegetable stock
  • Salt - to taste
  • Black pepper powder - to taste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Tarragon - fresh and minced (1/4 tablespoon if dried tarragon used)
  • 1/2 tablespoon Parsley leaves - fresh and minced (1/4 tablespoon if dried parsley used)
  • 1 cup Black Eyed Beans (Lobia) - cooked
  • 1/2 cup Fresh cream - light one

Instructions

  1. To begin making French Style Red Sorrel Two Bean Soup Set all the ingredients ready to prepare
  2. Check that the butter is at room temperature
  3. If the black eyed beans are not cooked, pressure cook for 2 whistles with enough water to just cover the beans, and add a little salt before setting it on the stove
  4. Drain when done and keep aside till required
  5. Separate sorrel leaves from stalks, and slice away any thick mid vein
  6. Wash and drain the sorrel and shred the leaves
  7. Wash, trim and mince leek and fennel
  8. Thinly slice onion and beans, wash and mince tarragon and parsley
  9. Heat a thick bottomed pan and add the olive oil
  10. Heat on low flame till it is warm but not smoking
  11. Add butter, let it melt
  12. Add onion, sauté
  13. Add fennel and leek slices, sauté for about 5 minutes on low flame, stirring frequently so they do not brown
  14. Add sliced french beans, sauté for 5 minutes on low flame, stirring frequently so the vegetables do not brown
  15. Add celery slices, saute
  16. Add the stock, bring it to a boil and then reduce the flame to low so the stock simmers
  17. Add the sorrel leaves, bring once more to a boil and then simmer for about 10 minutes on low flame
  18. Add the seasoning (salt and pepper) and stir
  19. Add the cooked black eyed peas, stir and let it cook for 2-3 minutes
  20. Add minced parsley and tarragon, stir
  21. Add the cream after reserving about 2 tablespoons for garnish, and stir, keeping the stove on low flame
  22. Serve French Style Red Sorrel Two Bean Soup along with Garlic Bread for a weeknight dinner

Other informations

The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.

  • Servings
  • Cuisine
  • Course
  • Diet
  • 4
  • French
  • Dinner
  • High Protein Vegetarian
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