Celery-Celery Soup

Name: Celery-Celery Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 celery & leaves, trimmed and sliced; 2 sweet apples, McIntosh or 2 fuji apples, peeled, cut into 1- to 2-inch cubes; salt, pepper; 1 lb celery root, peeled, cut in 1- to 2-inch cubes; 1 bay leaf; 1 thyme, sprig; 6 cups chicken broth; creme fraiche, heavy cream or sour cream, for serving; 2 tart apples, small cubes; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/4 teaspoon curry powder; 2 cups stale country bread or 2 cups baguette, small cubes; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/4 teaspoon curry powder

Submitted by MomLuvs6

"From 'Around My French Table' by Dorie Greenspan"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 celery & leaves, trimmed and sliced
2 sweet apples, McIntosh or 2 fuji apples, peeled, cut into 1- to 2-inch cubes
salt, pepper
1 lb celery root, peeled, cut in 1- to 2-inch cubes
1 bay leaf
1 thyme, sprig
6 cups chicken broth
creme fraiche, heavy cream or sour cream, for serving
ADDITIONS
Curried Apples
2 tart apples, small cubes
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¹⁄₄ teaspoon curry powder
Curried Croutons
2 cups stale country bread or 2 cups baguette, small cubes
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¹⁄₄ teaspoon curry powder

directions

Melt butter in a large soup pot over low heat. Toss in the sliced celery, onions and apples, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
Add the celery root cubes and stir to coat. Add herbs and broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 30 minutes, or until the celery root is soft enough to mash with the back of a spoon.
Remove bay leaf and what's left of the thyme.
Working in small batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor, until very smooth.
Reheat if needed and season to taste with salt and pepper.
FOR ADDITIONS:
CURRIED APPLES:
Melt butter in a large skillet, stir in curry powder.Add apples, saute over medium heat until crisp- tender, about 2 minutes. Spoon in bottom of bowl, before adding soup.
CURRIED CROUTONS:
Melt butter in large skillet, stir in curry powder. Add cubed bread, stirring and turning, over medium heat, until browned. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle on top of soup.

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I see there is the instruction to stir in onions, but I don't see onions in the ingredient list... can you please update the recipe accordingly?

joannehudspith

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