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Roasted Chestnut Soup with Wild Mushrooms and Crispy Pork Belly
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Roasted Chestnut Soup with Wild Mushrooms and Crispy Pork Belly

24 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Roasted Chestnut Soup with Wild Mushrooms and Crispy Pork Belly

You will have some crispy pork belly left over. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

695
Calories
64g
Protein
31g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Long Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery Stalks 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Chanterelle not in our table 0
Porcini not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 meaty pork belly, up to 5 lb., fat trimmed to 1/4 inch on skin side
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp. pink salt
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbs. kosher salt
  • 1 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 5 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. coarsely ground peppercorns
  • 1 piece long pepper
  • 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. juniper berries
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 3 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 6 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1/2 cup diced pancetta (1/4-inch dice)
  • 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 2 celery stalks, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 2 cups blanched and roasted chestnuts, plus chopped chestnuts for garnish
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 bouquet garni tied with twine
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 1/2 large shallot, finely chopped
  • 4 oz. wild mushrooms, such as chanterelle, black trumpet or porcini, roughly chopped if large
  • 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • Celery leaves for garnish

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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