Apple Soup

Name: Apple Soup
Yield: serves 6 on it¿s own or 10 as part of fourplay
Ingredients: 3 small McIntosh apples; 1 1/2 cups (360g) water; 1 1/2 cups (360g) apple cider; Grated zest and juice of 1/4 lemon; 2/3 cup (130g) sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 black peppercorns; 1/2 nutmeg, cracked; 1 whole clove; 1 star anise; (makes about 3 1/2 cups); 1/4 cup (60g) rice vinegar or champagne vinegar; 3 teaspoons powdered gelatin (or 13.5g sheet gelatin; see page 276); 1 1/2 cups (360g) apple cider; Coarse salt; 1 large sweet potato; Scant 2/3 cup (80g) all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons (37g) sugar; 1 large egg, beaten; Crème fraîche; Apple Tempura (page 261)

December 9, 2011

I go apple picking every year, and I’m always amazed by how easily you can taste the difference between varieties right off the tree. So when I work with apples, I try to capture those flavors. This soup reminds me of mulled cider but lighter and fresher.

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