Fava Bean Soup
A rich soup made from broad bean purée blended with chicken broth, cream, and butter, served with whole broad beans and bay leaves.
Ingredients
fava bean puree (refer to fava bean puree recipe)
to taste
heated chicken broth
to taste
sugar
1 pinch
savory (sarriette)
5-6 slices
cornstarch (mixed with cold water)
to taste
heavy cream
to taste
butter
80 g
Instructions
1
Mix
Pour heated chicken broth into fava bean puree and stir with an immersion blender.
2
Season
Add 1 pinch of sugar, return to the pot and boil for 1 minute to reach a gentle boil.
3
Add herb
Add savory (sarriette) slices.
4
Add starch
Pour cornstarch mixed with cold water into the soup and stir well.
5
Add cream
Add heavy cream, bring to a gentle boil for 2 minutes and skim off foam.
6
Strain
Strain the soup after skimming foam.
7
Add butter
Add 80 g butter to the strained soup and stir with an immersion blender.
8
Plate
Add a few slices of savory to each plate, pour in the soup, and add the reserved fava beans heated with butter into the soup.
