Cream Of Parsnip Soup With Fried Parsnip Nest And A Crab Meat And Wild Mushroom Relish | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups minced onions
• Salt
• Freshly ground white pepper
• 3 pounds of fresh parsnips, peeled and medium diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 8 cups chicken stock
• Heavy cream
• Fried parsnip strips
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley
• CRAB MEAT AND WILD MUSHROOM RELISH:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 ear of sweet corn
• 2 cups Exotic mushrooms, such as chanterelles, shiitakes, lobster, hedge hogs, etc.
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 pound lump crab meat, shelled and picked over for cartilage
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions, green part only
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves