Purple Soup

[yellerpup]

Had friends over for dinner last night and forgot apple cider at the store to make apple-beet soup, so I made up a soup from what I had on hand.

Beet, Black Currant and Pomegranite Soup

1/2 lb. or more of roasted beets, cooled, peeled, and roughly chopped
3 Tbsp. Chopped onion
1 tsp. butter or olive oil
1 C. red wine
3 C. chicken broth
1/4 C. to 1/2 C. black currants
Red wine vinegar to taste
1 Tbsp. red raspberry jelly (or to taste)
3/4 C. or more of pomegranate juice

I took couple of large roasted beets, cooled, peeled and roughly chopped them. Chopped a couple of Tbsp. onion, sauteed them in a small dab of butter until transparent then added in 1C. white wine (I would have used red if I'd had red on hand). Add 3 C. chicken broth and a handful or two 1/4-1/2 C. black currants, then bring to simmer Taste to adjust seasoning, salt, pepper, red wine vinegar to taste. Simmer together for about 30-40 min. then remove from heat and let cool. When it's cool, puree it all in a blender and return it to the pan. Add 3/4 C. (or more) of pomegranate juice and sweeten very slightly with a Tbsp. of red raspberry jelly. Serve cold or warm, but do not boil after adding the pomegranate juice.

This made a really delicious soup that is full of antioxidants. We needed all the artery unclogging help we could get after the Honey Roasted Duck Provencal and duckie fries.

[WritersBlock]

1. Sounds really good (and I don't like beets)

What on earth are duckie fries, please?

[yellerpup]

2. Duckie fries are peeled, chunked baking potatoes

oven fried in duck fat. I am new to duck having prepared my first one less than a year ago. The best bonus of roasting duck is the prodigious amount of rendered fat that comes from cooking. I spoon it off the duck and toss with the potatoes then bake until puffed and crispy at 400 degrees. (just like any kind of oven fries, but the duck fat makes them SOOOOO yummy.)

[supernova]

3. That sounds incredible

Also sound like something you could serve in little shot glasses for a cocktail hour.

[yellerpup]

4. You could!

The soup has a deep flavor with virtually no fat. Pomegranate juice has been shown to reduce arterial plaque up to 30% in a 5 year study of 65-75 year-olds and so try to work it in to my menus often. (High in calories, though, and ultra high in potassium as well so watch it if you have high blood pressure or if you need to watch your potassium levels) I like your idea of serving it in shot glasses for an amuse bouche. Thanks.