SWEET POTATO, CELERIAC AND CHORIZO SOUP. Scroll down for the recipe in English… Un potage consistant en mai? Ben oui! Par Ici, on dirait bien que le printemps nous a oubliés! C’est donc par une journée froide et pluvieuse que j’ai improvisé cette délicieuse soupe bien relevée, avec les légumes racines que j’avais au frigo. Les parfums du chorizo poêlé, du basilic frais et du Parmigiano Reggiano se marient à merveille dans cette belle et onctueuse soupe vitaminée.
Je vous promets de vous partager bientôt la recette de pain sans pétrissage (100% sans effort, pour le boulanger paresseux) qui accompagne la soupe sur la photo ci-dessus…
POTAGE DE PATATE DOUCE CÉLERI-RAVE ET CHORIZO
INGRÉDIENTS (6 -8 portions)
2 patates douces pelées et coupées en petits cubes (600 g)
1 petit céleri-rave, pelé et coupé en petits dés (700 g)
4 échalotes françaises hachées
4 gousses d’ail hachées
150 g de chorizo en petits dés
huile d’olive
2 feuilles de laurier
750 ml à 1 L de bouillon au choix
100 g de parmesan haché finement ou râpé
1 généreuse poignée de feuilles de basilic frais
125 ml (1/2 tasse) de lait ou de crème à cuisson 15%
Pimenton (paprika fumé)
Verser un filet d’huile et y faire dorer les dés de chorizo dans une grande cocotte ou casserole. Retirer le chorizo et garder l’huile, maintenant bien parfumée, dans la cocotte. Y mettre les échalotes, l’ail et les feuilles de laurier et cuire pendant 4-5 minutes à feu moyen, jusqu’à tendreté des légumes. Ajouter les dés de légumes racines, ainsi qu’un peu de sel et de poivre, et faire cuire à feu moyen-doux pendant environ 20 minutes, à découvert, le temps que les légumes perdent de l’eau et concentrent leurs saveurs. Ajouter le bouillon aux légumes, couvrir, et laisser mijoter pendant 10 minutes. Ajouter le parmesan à la soupe et mixer afin d’obtenir une texture lisse (au blender ou au robot plongeur). Y ajouter de la crème et / ou du lait jusqu’à consistance désirée. Ajouter le basilic haché à la dernière minute. Goûter et rectifier l’assaisonnement.
Servir chaud et garnir d’un filet d’huile d’olive, de lardons de chorizo, de basilic frais et d’une pincée de pimenton. Bon appétit!
SWEET POTATO, CELERIAC AND CHORIZO SOUP
You are probably wondering why I chose to share this winter vegetable soup in May? Because it is freezing up here! Today was a cold and rainy day, so I improvised a recipe with the vegetables I had in the refrigerator. The flavours of sauteed chorizo, Parmigiano Reggiano and fresh basil were a perfect match for this creamy, vitamin-rich soup.
NB: The soup was delicious with homemade no knead bread… Recipe coming soon!
This will be my contribution to this week’s Fiesta Friday 🙂
SWEET POTATO, CELERIAC AND CHORIZO SOUP
INGREDIENTS (6-8 servings)
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (600 g)
1 small celeriac, peeled and diced (700 g)
4 chopped shallots
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
150 g (5 oz) finely diced chorizo
olive oil
2 bay leaves
750 ml to 1 L (3 -4 cups) broth / stock (your choice)
100 g ( 3 1/2 oz) finely chopped (or grated) parmesan
1 generous handful of fresh basil leaves
125 ml (1/2 cup) milk or 15% cooking cream
Pimenton (Spanish smoked paprika)
Pour a drizzle of oil in a large saucepan and sauté the diced chorizo until crispy and brown. Remove the meat but keep its delicious spicy fat in the saucepan! Add the shallots, garlic and bay leaves to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, uncovered, in the hot oil/fat (medium heat), stirring frequently. Add the root vegetables and some salt and pepper to the saucepan, and cook uncovered over medium -low heat for about 20 minutes. The vegetables will lose some water content and their flavours will concentrate during these 20 minutes… Add the broth / stock to the vegetables, cover and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the chopped parmesan to the soup and pour everything in a blender or use your hand mixer to get a smooth texture. Add cream and / or milk to the soup until you get the consistency you want, and add the basil just before serving. Taste and add more salt / pepper if needed…
Serve hot and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil, some diced chorizo, fresh chopped basil, and a touch of smoked paprika. Bon appétit!
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Catherine Cuisine 
bonjour Catherine,avec du retard a l’allumage ,j’ai essaye et goute votre soupe patate douce ,celeri rave,chorizo,une merveille,mais j’ai mixe le chorizo avec le potage,ce qui l’a ‘rendue un peu plus relevee,enfin pour vous dire que c’est un regal
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Merci pour votre commentaire, ça fait plaisir!
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Oh, the soup looks so tasty and I like all falvours in it. I should try it (haven’t tried sweet potato in a soup)!
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Ce potage me tente énormément !!
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I like the addition of chorizo in this soup which gives it some great flavor I am sure 🙂
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I love all the ingredients in this soup! It looks delicious & your pictures are gorgeous 🙂
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I love the freshness that celeriac gives a soup. This looks wonderful.
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Thank you Michelle! By the way, have you ever heard about Fiesta Friday? It is a weekly virtual party between bloggers (you don’t have to participate every week), started by Angie, The Novice Gardener. Many bloggers participate and I am co-hosting the first Fiesta Friday challenge, which is to create a recipe using both yeast and herbs. If you are interested, please read my post « Fiesta Friday Challenge #1 » for details (the challenge ends on May 25). Have a good day!
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Thanks! I’ll look into. We’re getting ready to leave on vacation so we probably won’t make this one, but look forward to another challenge in the future.
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Dear Catherine, I love all the flavors in this soup. Visiting your blog always makes me want to learn French! I’ve found chorizo to be so useful — with shellfish, with cheese in a charcuterie presentation, on toast. Such an intense smoky flavor. I bet the celery root mellows the sweetness of the sweet potato in this soup, too. Thank you for bringing it to the party!
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Thank you so much for your comment! That is exactly why I mixed celeriac with the sweet potatoes… to mellow the sweetness 🙂 And a celeriac soup without the sweetness of the sweet potatoes would be too strong, almost bitter. The 2 vegetables are a perfect match 🙂
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This looks so yummy! Sweet potato is one of my favourite things to cook with, I’m definitely going to have to give this one a go 🙂
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Thank you Michelle, and welcome to my blog 🙂
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Fabulous soup! It’s just the right thing for the weather here, and it looks beautiful, so creamy and flavourful. Thank you for the recipe! 😀
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Thanks saucygander! And you could make it with almost any vegetable you have in your refrigerator 🙂
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This is the second recipe With sweet potatoe I came across this week. Maybe I should get over it and try my first sweet potatoe recipe. It sure looks like it!
Your blog is absolutely pretty – great recipes and stunning pictures! 🙂
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Mademoiselle, I am not the biggest fan of sweet potatoes , especially when recipes add some sugar to this already very sweet vegetable… The celeriac makes all the difference in this soup.
THank you for your visit and kind words 🙂
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wow, looks amazing! beautiful presentation!
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Thank you 🙂
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I just LOVE sweet potato soup –
not just in the winter but any time!
I’ve never put chorizo with it, but that is such a great idea.
Thank you, Catherine – and I do hope that your weather warms up soon!
Emma 🙂
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Thank you Emma! I love sweet potatoes too 🙂 I added these to the celeriac to get some sweetness. These 2 vegetables go very well together 🙂
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Catherine – J’aime ca beaucoup! I collected my vegetable box earlier and it has a celeriac in it as well as some pumpkin – I have some cooking chorizo and basil in the fridge – I am so making this tomorrow! From what I can see of your pimenton, I think it is the same brand that Jamie Oliver raves about. Lovely recipe, perfect for the party and such gorgeous photos too!
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Really? Jamie uses this brand? What a man, I love him 🙂 The soup is very simple to make, I hope you will enjoy it 🙂
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This is simply a gorgeous soup… love the chorizo addition!
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Thank you! It gives the soup a nice spicy, smoky flavour, I love it 🙂
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Hello Catherine. What a wonderful soup! I can’t get enough soup these days and I am going to put your recipe on the weekend « to make » list. We love chorizo and what a fantastic combination.
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Thank you so much! I really hope you will enjoy the soup, and welcome to my blog 🙂
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This color is stunning – and it looks delicious!
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Thank you 🙂
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I would be happy if this were on my table right now, Catherine. It is such a beautiful color and the flavors sound fabulous. Yummy!
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Thank you Nancy 🙂
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Bread and soup can’t go wrong and I don’t mind having them anytime of the year! This looks flavorful and so yummy, Catherine. Thanks for bringing it to FF15. 🙂
Also, I would like to thank you for coming up (together with Angie) with the idea of FFC1. It’s really amazing and taking FF to the next level.
Have a wonderful day and enjoy FF15. ❤
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Hi Catherine! This is an amazing soup for any time of the year!! I eat so much soup, no matter the season, so this is one I will try very soon! I love chorizo!! 😀 Thanks so much for bringing this to FF!
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Thank you Julianna 🙂
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What a delicious and interesting looking soup, Catherine. I’ve never had a soup with chorizo in it before (that I can remember) and I’m thinking I’ve been missing out. Hope it warms up for you soon!
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Thank you! The chorizo is used as a garnish, and it gives a very nice, spicy flavour to the soup…
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Elle a l’air vraiment bonne ta soupe et la couleur est superbe 🙂 Pour t’encourager je t’envoie des petits rayons de soleil tout chaud. Passe une belle fin de semaine!
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Merci beaucoup!
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Mmm…I love anything with chorizo in it! 🙂
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The addition of chorizo makes all the difference in this soup:) Thank you Patty 🙂
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No questions asked; it is a soup kind of day here too (which I will Aldo be bringing). Chorizo would be beautifully tempered by the basil; I might be tempted to add a few handfuls more. Lovely.
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh this looks absolutely delicious. Bread & soup is one of my fav things to have and this does looks super! As always- beautiful pictures, Catherine.
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Thank you so much 🙂 I agree, bread and soup is one of my favourite meals 🙂
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This looks comforting and the color so pretty, Catherine! I just published my FF15 post and updated FFC1 post. I sent you an email. I hope you got it?
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I’ll go read it right now!
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