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Zucchini soup with scampi

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 kg zucchini, diced
  • 3 medium-sized potatoes, diced
  • 1 large onion(s), diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch(s) of salt and pepper
  • 400 g scampi
  • 1 liter vegetable broth
  • 1 bunch of chives
  • 1 shot of dry white wine
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 dashes Tabasco
  • 1 dashes lemon juice
  • 1 pinch(s) of salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

First, peel the scampi, remove the intestines, and marinate them in a marinade made from soy sauce, Tabasco, lemon juice, and salt/pepper. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the diced onions and garlic. Deglaze with a splash of white wine and top up with the vegetable stock. Add the potatoes and zucchini and simmer for about 30 minutes. Then puree the soup with a hand blender. Season with salt, pepper, and crème fraîche. Remove the scampi from the marinade and sear them in a pan. Then divide them evenly among 4 deep plates. Now ladle the soup into the plates with the scampi. Chop the bunch of chives and garnish with them.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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