Nettle Soup

Nettle Soup

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Nettle soup has long been eaten as a spring tonic; look for nettles at farmers' markets throughout the spring and early summer.

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Cooking tools:

  • Rubber gloves
  • Kitchen shears
  • Pot
  • Stove
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
  • Mixing spoon
  • Blender
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Kitchen towel
  • Colander
  • Ladle
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
  • 7 cups duck stock or 5 tbsp. glace de canard dissolved in 6 1⁄4 cups hot water
  • 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 leek, trimmed, white and light green parts only, washed and chopped
  • 3 cups tightly packed, young nettle tips and tender leaves (about 1⁄4 lb.)
  • Salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

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