Recipe of the week: Wolfgang Puck’s end-of-summer soup
Chef-entrepreneur Wolfgang Puck spends about 200 days a year on the road, said Jesse Katz in Food & Wine. But “the wunderkind of California cuisine” occasionally finds time to cook at home. Puck created this recipe during a recent family lunch. . .
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Chef-entrepreneur Wolfgang Puck spends about 200 days a year on the road, said Jesse Katz in Food & Wine. But “the wunderkind of California cuisine” occasionally finds time to cook at home. Puck created this recipe
during a recent family lunch for his fiancée and their two young sons in the backyard of their Spanish-style villa in Beverly Hills.
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Corn and Bacon Soup With Jalapeño Crema
10 medium ears of corn, shucked
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 oz lean bacon, finely diced (1/2 cup)
1 celery rib, finely diced
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, finely diced
3 cups whole milk
1-1/2 cups heavy cream
Kosher salt
Pinch cayenne pepper
1/4 cup sour cream
1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
2 tbsp chopped cilantro, plus cilantro leaves, for garnish
1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground white pepper
Set box grater in wide, shallow bowl, coarsely grate 6 ears corn to make 2 cups grated corn. Cut kernels from remaining 4 ears to make 2 cups of kernels. In large saucepan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil. Add bacon, celery, onion, yellow pepper; cover and cook over low heat, stirring a few times, until
softened, about 10 minutes. Add grated corn, milk, 1 cup heavy cream; bring to boil. Reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, stirring often, until soup is thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne
pepper, keep warm.
In large skillet, heat remaining 2 tbsp olive oil until shimmering. Add corn kernels to skillet; cook over moderately high heat, stirring a few times, until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Season with salt. Stir cooked corn kernels into soup; keep warm.
To create jalapeño crema, whip remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream to soft peaks in blender, about 20 seconds. Add sour cream, jalapeño, chopped cilantro, lemon juice, and blend until thick. Season with salt and white pepper. Ladle soup into bowls, top with spoonfuls of jalapeño crema and cilantro leaves; serve at once. Serves 6.
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