Best Shallot Soup Recipes

SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the shallots and cook slowly for 10-15 minutes until lightly caramelized. Add the garlic and thyme, cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Add the stock and potato, season well. Bring to the boil and simmer gently until the potatoes are cooked.
• Add the cream and pour into a food processor. Process until smooth. Serve with chopped parsley.

ROASTED GARLIC AND SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine unpeeled garlic heads and unpeeled shallots in large bowl, pour the olive oil over them and toss to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper and place them in a single layer in a baking dish along with any oil remaining in bowl. Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes. If shallots are soft by then, remove them. Bake them a little longer if necessary. Continue baking the garlic another 30 minutes or so until it is soft. Allow garlic and shallots to cool.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a heavy three- to four-quart saucepan. Add onions and cook gently for 15 minutes. Do not allow to brown. Add peeled, unroasted shallots and peeled garlic cloves. Cook over low heat 10 minutes longer. Add potatoes, about 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste, the chicken stock, cream and thyme. Cover and cook about 40 minutes, until potatoes are very soft.
• Peel roasted shallots. Cut roasted garlic heads in half horizontally and squeeze in a potato ricer or by hand to extract the soft pulp. Add garlic pulp and shallots to saucepan and cook 10 minutes longer.
• Puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Season to taste with salt and pepper and, if desired, adjust the consistency of the soup with some additional stock, cream or milk or water. Reheat before serving.

CARAMELIZED-SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add shallots and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and saute, stirring occasionally, until tender and caramelized, 25 to 30 minutes. Add wine, and cook until it evaporates. Add bay leaf and broths, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until soup is reduced by one-third, 25 to 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add chestnuts, and saute until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; let cool. Add cheese and parsley, and toss with a fork.
• Ladle soup into 6 bowls; top each with chestnut mixture.

FRENCH SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• Slice the shallots in 1/4 inch slices, down to the root end. Toss the sliced shallots (onions) in a light coating of olive oil, a few grinds of black pepper and a good sprinkle of kosher salt. Put in a non-stick roasting pan or oven proof skillet and set in a 350 degree oven. Now all you have to do is leave the onions for about 45 minutes. Don't touch, don't move, don't shake - just leave them. This is what gives them caramalization - which gives them the depth of flavor that is needed for a great onion soup. It's also what makes it a soup to make for quiet days - there's not much to do! After the first 45 minutes, check the shallots, tossing to assess the browning. If there is just slight browning, return to the oven, checking every 10 minutes, until there is a lot of deep brown color, but not dried out or burnt.
• Bring the beef stock, water, brandy, thyme and bay leaf to a simmer. Add the braised shallots, and simmer for 45 minutes then taste for salt and pepper. If using fresh thyme, remove the stems. Preheat your broiler to high.
• As the broiler is heating up, time to prepare the cheese and bread - the two other components to this triumverate of a soup. Use the best Emmenthaler you can afford - this is a cave-aged Swiss Emmenthaler from a wonderful local cheese purveyor, Joppa Fine Foods. Because their artisinal cheeses vary by season I have used many different Emmenthalers for this soup, but always it is flavorful! My favorite way to use the cheese is to shred some to put directly on the soup, as well as full slices to place directly on the croutons.
• Put some nice thick slices of baguette under the broiler as it is heating up, just to toast lightly on both sides. Ladle soup into some bowls or crocks, add the toasted baguette slices and cover with the shredded/sliced Emmenthaler. Place under the broiler until bubbly and lightly browned - just a few minutes.

SWEET POTATO, SHALLOT AND THYME SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, bay leaf, garlic, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the sweet potatoes and simmer until the sweet potatoes and potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaf and thyme and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full per batch).
• Stir in the heavy cream and reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency and seasoning with additional water, salt and pepper.
• Serve hot sprinkled with croutons.

CREAM OF SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, soften the shallots in the butter. Season with salt.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently until the shallots are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Purée in batches in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan.
• In a bowl, whisk together the cream and egg yolks. Pour the mixture into the soup in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
• Reheat the soup over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon. Do not allow to boil. Cook until slightly thickened. Adjust the seasoning.
• Garnish with fresh chives.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SHALLOT AND COCONUT MILK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the coconut oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and scallion whites and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the potato, ginger, cayenne, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butternut squash and simmer until the potatoes and squash are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaf and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Stir in the coconut milk and reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency with water and seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve hot sprinkled with chopped cilantro and scallion greens and a drizzle of coconut milk if using.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°. 2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a roasting pan or jelly-roll pan; toss well. Bake at 375° for 50 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Cool 10 minutes. 3. Place half of squash mixture and half of broth in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan. Repeat procedure with remaining squash mixture and broth. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Top with chives and pepper, if desired.

MY CREAMY POTATO SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in 4-quart saucepan; add potatoes, shallots, mushrooms, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until ingredients are softened.
• 2. Add veg broth. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 8-10 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 20 minutes or until ingredients are tender. Stir in half & half.
• 3. Place 3 cups soup in 5-cup blender container or food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Cover and blend until smooth.
• 4. Pour into large serving bowl; repeat with remaining soup. Stir in 3 tablespoons scallion tops and vinegar. Garnish with chopped hazelnuts, if desired.

CREAM OF SHALLOT SOUP

Steps:

• Cut shallots in big pieces soften the butter and add the shallots to fry Add the chicken broth, boil then simmer for 20 min mix the heavy cream with egg yolks add the cream and egg mixture to chicken broth steer until it tickens