slashfood: Cream Vichyssoise GlacéeNational Vichyssoise Day!!
Two Fat Ladies was a British television cooking programme starring
Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson.
The show centered on Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, travelling the United Kingdom on a Triumph Thunderbird, registration number appropriately N 88 TFL, driven by Paterson. Wright rode in the sidecar as they travelled to various destinations, such as an army camp or an all-girls' school, where they would prepare large meals, often with unusual ingredients.Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson.
Monday, 17 April, 2000, 11:45 GMT 12:45 UK
Creme Vichyssoise Glacee Recipe by: TWO FAT LADIES SHOW #FL1B05
Ingredients:
6 Good size leeks
2 ounce Unsalted butter
6 md Potatoes; peeled and finely
; cut or sliced up
2 pt Chicken stock or water
Salt
Black pepper; freshly ground
1 6 fluid ounc cream
Fresh chives
Trim the leeks and slice the white parts very finely. Melt the butter in a
saucepan large enough to contain all the ingredients and stew the leeks
until soft. Add the potatoes and stir to mix. Pour in the stock and season.
Bring to a boil, then simmer 40 minutes.
Allow to cool a little, then whizz the whole lot in a blender until smooth.
Leave to get cold, and stir in the cream. Check the seasoning, adding some
pepper. Chill thoroughly for 6 hours to overnight. Serve in nice little
bowls with snipped chives sprinkled on top.
