Schav
- 1 pound fresh sorrel
- 2 medium white potatoes
- 1 leek
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade)
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon sugar, plus extra if necessary
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Juice of 1 lemon, or to taste
- 1 cup sour cream for garnishing
- 6 to 8 tablespoons chopped scallions
- Stem and wash the sorrel, and cut the leaves into ribbons.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into half-inch dice.
- Cut the leek in half, chop it and wash it thoroughly.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan, and cook the leek for two minutes over medium heat.
- Add the sorrel and potatoes and cook for five minutes.
- Add the stock, two cups water, salt and pepper to taste, and the sugar, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are very tender.
- Puree the soup in a blender or food processor.
- (A blender works better than a food processor; if you use the processor, puree the solids first and gradually add the liquids).
- Stir in the cream and chill the soup for at least an hour.
- Just before serving, add the lemon juice and additional sugar and salt, if necessary - the soup should be refreshingly tart but a little sweet.
- Serve schav in bowls with dollops of sour cream.
- Garnish each bowl with chopped scallions.
fresh sorrel, white potatoes, leek, butter, chicken stock, salt, sugar, heavy cream, lemon, sour cream, scallions
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3860 (may not work)