Zuppa di Sedano Rape e Finocchio

Name: Zuppa di Sedano Rape e Finocchio (Celery Root and Fennel Soup)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 small bulbs fennel, trimmed and sliced; 5 to 6 cups Chicken Stock; 1 large russet potato, peeled and cubed; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 large bulbs celery root, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, covered with water acidulated with lemon juice; 1 large or 2 medium onions, diced; Pinch (or to taste) freshly grated nutmeg

Celery Root and Fennel Soup

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Mediterranean Kitchen

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

About

This is sort of a double celery soup. If you eliminate the fennel, it is a French-inspired soup. The fennel adds the slight hint of anise that takes this soup to Italy.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large or 2 medium onions, diced

Europe
France
Soup
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent. Drain the celery root and add it and the potato to the onions. Pour in enough chicken stock to cover. Heat to boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer until the celery root is very tender. Add the fennel and simmer 5 minutes more.

Puree the soup in a blender or processor and thin if necessar