Category Archives: Soups

Parsnip Soup

Soups, Starters, Vegetarian

  • 2 tbls oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 garlic glove crushed
  • 1 tbls mild curry paste or powder
  • 450g / 1lb parsnips, cut into 21/2/1in chunks
  • 600ml/1pint chicken stock
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 tbls low-fat natural yoghurt
  • fresh chopped chives to garnish

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry until soft. Then add the curry paste or powder and cook for a few seconds, stirring constantly.

2. Add the parsnip chunks to the onion mixture. Pour in the chicken stock and stir well. Season with the salt and pepper, bring the soup to the boil, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the parsnips are tender.

3. Transfer the soup to a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Return to the pan, add more salt and pepper, if necessary, and reheat.

4. Pour the soup into serving bowls and top with a swirl of yoghurt. Garnish with the chopped chives and serve.

Serves 4

Onion Soup

Holidays, Soups, Vegetarian

  • 1350g/3lbs onions
  • Coarse salt
  • 3 large tbsp beef dripping
  • 4-5 heaped tbsp plain flour
  • 4 pints stock
  • Tomato puree
  • Pesto
  • Fresh parmesan to serve

1. Slice onions and place in a pan with coarse salt and beef dripping. Cook in low oven for about 2 hours.

2. Add plain flour and boiling stock until pan is full again, about 4 pints of stock. Put back in oven and cook until creamy.

3. Remove from oven and liquidise. Add some tomato puree and a small quantity of pesto.

4. Serve with freshly grated parmesan. Flavour improves with maturity.

John’s Onion Soup

Soups

Ingredients – Serves 6 People

  • 6 Large Onion
  • 1 Packet of Knorr Oxtail Soup (powdered)
  • 3 Pints of Water
  • 1/2 Bottle Red Wine – cheap stuff
  • 2 Tbsp of Sugar
  • 50gms Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Cloves of Garlic

Peel and slice the onions and chop the garlic cloves.
Melt the butter and the olive oil in a large pot.
Add the onions and the garlic and brown over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Add the sugar and caremalise the onions.
Then add the packet of oxtail soup and stir into the onions.
The mixture will thicken similar to a rouxe in the pan.
Add the water slowly to bring to a soup like consistancy.
Add the 1/2 bottle of red wine.