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We discuss stocks and soups, with a few jokes on the way!
Mushroom Soup
250 g mushrooms
50 g butter
350 ml milk
1 dessertspoon flour
salt and pepper
4 tablespoons single cream
Fry mushrooms in half the butter until soft
Strain the liquor in a measuring jug and make up to 450 ml with milk
Set aside cooked mushrooms and melt the rest of the butter on a low heat
Stir in the flour and carefully add the milk mixture a little at a time, stirring constantly
Turn down the heat and simmer while adding the mushrooms
Season to taste
Simmer for 3 mins and add the single cream
Cream of tomato soup
30 g butter
1 onion chopped finely
1 garlic clove crushed and chopped
2 tablespoons of garlic puree
1 teaspoon paprika
800 g fresh tomatoes (or tinned)
650 ml vegetable stock
pinch of nutmeg
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
100 ml double cream
Melt the butter and gently fry the onions until translucent
Add the garlic, tomatoes, tomato puree and paprika and cook for ten minutes
Add everything else except the cream and cook for 25 minutes, simmering gently
Blend or push through a sieve
Return to a pan adding the cream, bring to eating temperature but do not boil
Fish soup
Oil or 15 g butter
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
200 g seafood cocktail
80 g frozen peas or green beans
500 ml carton passata
400 ml stock or water
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Add the onions and garlic to the butter and fry
Add the fish and cook until defrosted!!!!
Then the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. |