Italian Vellutata

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Vellutata, which means "velvety," is a simple and gentle yet elegant soup. What makes it "velvety" is its fusion of a creamy vegetable base topped with a light mushroom sauce. Try diced mushrooms for a change and more texture. Our spice blend adds the extraordinary flavor of precious porcini mushrooms combined with chives and tarragon. If you are not a fan of vegetable cream, serve the sauce with your preferred pasta.

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Hands-on Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 lb sirloin steak or chicken breast thinly sliced
2 lb cauliflower roughly chopped
1 large potato diced
1 medium onion chopped
8 oz mushrooms diced or sliced
4 cups vegetable broth
2 tbsp heavy cream
olive oil
salt & pepper

Vellutata Culinary Spice Kit

Porcini mushrooms, garlic, tarragon, chives

Instructions

Cream

In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
Add the onion and fry until they turn brown.
Add the cauliflower and potato.
Season with salt & pepper to taste. Fry for about 5 minutes.
Add the broth. Mix well. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low.
Cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool a bit.
Transfer the soup to a BLENDER.
Blend it until smooth. Return the soup to the POT.
Add the cream. Adjust salt & pepper.
Mix well. Cook for 5 minutes without lid.

Sauce

In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
Add the meat seasoned with salt & pepper to taste and fry it to your desired doneness.
Take the meat out and set aside.
Add the mushrooms. Fry until they are soft.
Add the Vellutata spices and salt to taste. Mix well.
Return the meat. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Serve

Serve the cream in bowls topped with the mushroom sauce. Enjoy!

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Notes

Omit the meat.
Substitute cauliflower with zucchini.
Substitute heavy cream with sour cream.
Substitute mushrooms with leek or green asparagus

Alternative Recipe

Substitute the soup with cooked pasta.
Add 1 cup of heavy cream with the Vellutata spices to the sauce.

Marceline Reid-Jaques

2022-12-14

Karen Jones

2022-12-05

Wonderful, flavorful meals using readily available ingredients!

ann davis

2022-11-29

My daughter gave me a subscription as a Christmas present while our families were quarantining together. It was so much fun! It introduced us to several cuisines that were totally new to us. The recipes were easy to follow and the spices were transformative - fresh and pungent and delicious.