I know itâs been a fricking while.
I did finally put an end to all the crazy traveling. But that doesn’t mean I sat on my lazy tushy!
I moved to a brand new town. Itâs Brasschaat, a small village north of Antwerp, that also happens to be a tax haven for the rich Dutch people.
I started working! At last (sadly) not a student anymore. I’m a first year resident in pediatrics.
I have learned what being on call really means, what 36 hour workdays feel like (sadly hell). Or what about weekend work? You start Saturday morning and you come home Monday evening… Somebody call 911 please!
So yeah I’ve kept myself busy and put cooking on the slow track for a second.
But don’t worry I’m here now and with all the traveling I have many ideas, recipes and projects on my to-do list!
Today I bring you a soup from my hostess in Brazil.
Palm heart is a tasty vegetable. Itâs actually also a rare delicacy by definition because harvesting the heart of a palm tree means killing the tree. Is it me or does this heart steeling sound poetic (although dark).
Palm hearts or corrazones de palmito are great in a salad, as an appetizer or many more. But my favorite was a palmito soup.
As we are enjoying beautiful late summer days this is also perfect timing. A palmito soup is refreshing, light and slightly sour with just a touch of those cosy winter âsoup daysâ.
If one wanted to describe the taste of palm heart I would say itâs a crossing between white asparagus and artichoke hearts. Delicious! Just try it! Plus itâs very healthy because of the high fiber content and low calories.
Palm Heart Soupserves 4
2 shallots
1 jar of palm hearts drained and rinsed
2 glasses of white wine
500ml chicken stock
500ml water
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
50ml of cream
Mix the soup thoroughly in a blender, add a touch of cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Looks deeeeeeelicious!! What is the garnish? The first picture looks almost like a pepper skin and the other looks like bacon!
Thanks!
Interesting take on the garnish. They are both candied proscuitto crisps!
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I’m going to try this out. It sounds wonderful and not too time consuming.