Mary's Menu
Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 medium butternut squash
- 1 large onion
- 1 red pepper
- 2 carrots
- 1 leek
- 4 large potatoes
- 2 litres of chicken stock
- 300ml of milk
- Salt and pepper
Step One:
Prepare and chop vegetables.
Step Two:
Place in a large saucepan. Add stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until all vegetables are soft.
Step Three:
Blend with a hand blender. Stir in milk, taste and adjust seasoning if required.
Step Four:
Ladel into a soup bowl.
Step Five:
Garnish with whipped cream and croutons.
Step Six:
To make croutons. Cut small squares of bread and place in a hot oven for a few minutes.
Carrot Soup
Ingredients:
- 3 large carrots
- 3 large potatoes
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 large onion
- 2 sticks of celery
- 2 litres if chicken stock
- 300ml of milk
- salt and pepper
- 2tsp. of sugar
Step One:
Prepare and chop vegetables.
Step Two:
Place in a large saucepan. Add stock, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Cook until all vegetables are soft.
Step Three:
Add sugar and blend with a hand blender.
Step Four:
Stir in milk, taste and adjust seasoning if required.
Step Five:
Serve in a soup bowl with some melba toast.
Step Six:
To make melba toast cut the crusts off a slice of bread. Toast both sides under grill. Cut slice through the center and toast again.
Mushroom Soup
Ingredients:
- 500g of mushrooms
- 4 large potatoes
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 large onion
- 1 1/2; litres of chicken stock
- 200mls of milk
- salt and pepper
Step One:
Prepare and chop vegetables.
Step Two:
Place in a large saucepan with Chicken stock. Add salt and pepper.
Step Three:
Bring to a simmer. And cook until potatoes are soft.
Step Four:
Blend with a hand blender, stir in the milk and taste. Add more seasoning if required.
Step Five:
Ladel into a soup bowl put a blob of whipped cream on top and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Step Six:
Serve with homemade brown soda bread.