Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Sig's Aubergine (Eggplant) and crispy Leek Soup

Sig's Aubergine (Eggplant) and crispy Leek Soup.

You can cook Sig's Aubergine (Eggplant) and crispy Leek Soup using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sig's Aubergine (Eggplant) and crispy Leek Soup

1. Prepare of soup.
2. You need 1 large of aubergine (eggplant )thinly sliced , skin on.
3. It's 2 large of tablespoons salted butter.
4. You need 2 tbsp of of all purpose flour.
5. Prepare 3 of large cup s of milk.
6. It's 150 grams of smoked cheese ( I use Applewood).
7. You need 1 of good pinch of cayenne pepper.
8. You need 1 pinch of dried tarragon.
9. Prepare 1 pinch of dried parsley.
10. It's 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice.
11. You need 1/4 of length of a large leek.
12. Prepare of paneer.
13. It's 8 of small sticks of block paneer.
14. You need 2 tbsp of turmeric.
15. Prepare 2 tbsp of garam masala.
16. You need 2 tbsp of sunflower oil or some butter for frying.

Sig's Aubergine (Eggplant) and crispy Leek Soup step by step

1. First wash the aubergine and cut into fairly thin slices leaving the skin on.
2. Put your aubergine into a steamer and steam until soft .If you don't have a steamer use a pot with a little water hang a sieve into it not touching the water . Put the aubergines into the sieve and cover with a lid . Boil the water and steam the aubergines until soft. Steaming them means that the skin also will be soft ..
3. Whilst they are steaming , this should only take about 5-7 minutes let the butter melt in your soup pot when it has cleared add the flour and whisk until bubbles form , make sure it does not go brown or burn..
4. Them add two cup of milk slowly whisking all the time until it bubbles and thickens , do not let burn.
5. Add the cheese stirring all the time if it gets to thick add more milk..
6. Add the aubergine and puree everything into a wry smooth soup adding more milk until you reach a consistency that you like..
7. Add the tarragon ,parsley and the lemon juice.
8. Slice the leek very thinly and dry fry them in a frying pan ensure that they just crisp up and not burn . They should be a green and brown colour .sprinkle over the soup..
9. For the paneer. Cut the paneer of the block into thin strips , first roll in garam masala and then in turmeric .fry until golden brown , serve with the soup ..
10. Taste and adjust seasoning and thickness of soup if needed . Hope you enjoy ..

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