Pear and Sunchoke Soup with Chanterelle Mushrooms and Bacon
This recipe, developed by Chef Ethan Stowell of Staple & Fancy, Tavoláta, How to Cook a Wolf, and Anchovies & Olives, brings a sweet start to any meal with an unusual combination of ripe pears and sunchokes.
Ingredients
While soup is cooking, prepare garnish: Cook bacon with butter in a skillet over medium heat until some of the fat is rendered but bacon is still soft. Bacon should not crisp. Add mushrooms and cook until their liquid is released, 4-5 minutes. Add shallots; cook over low heat until shallots are softened and flavors are melded, about 15 minutes. Makes about ¾ cup.
To serve: Place 2 heaping tablespoons mushroom garnish in a shallow bowl. Pour hot soup over and serve immediately.
This recipe, developed by Chef Ethan Stowell of Staple & Fancy, Tavoláta, How to Cook a Wolf, and Anchovies & Olives, brings a sweet start to any meal with an unusual combination of ripe pears and sunchokes.
Ingredients
- Soup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ pounds sunchokes, peeled and diced (yields about 1 pound)
- 3-4 cups sparkling water
- 2 medium-size ripe Bosc or Bartlett USA Pears, peeled, cored, diced
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper
- Chanterelle Mushroom Garnish
- 4 ounces bacon, diced
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 4 ounces chanterelle mushrooms
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced shallot
While soup is cooking, prepare garnish: Cook bacon with butter in a skillet over medium heat until some of the fat is rendered but bacon is still soft. Bacon should not crisp. Add mushrooms and cook until their liquid is released, 4-5 minutes. Add shallots; cook over low heat until shallots are softened and flavors are melded, about 15 minutes. Makes about ¾ cup.
To serve: Place 2 heaping tablespoons mushroom garnish in a shallow bowl. Pour hot soup over and serve immediately.