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Creamy soup 101

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 potato, peeled and chopped (or use another starchy vegetable such as kumara or pumpkin)
    • 4 cups chopped vegetables (or a mixture of vegetables)
    • stock or water to cover
    • salt and pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Sauté chopped onion in oil in a large saucepan until soft but not browned. Add around 4 cups of peeled chopped vegetables and the chopped potato. The starchiness of the potato improves the overall texture of the soup.

    2 Gently cook the vegetables in the saucepan with the lid on for about 5 minutes on a low heat (this is known as ‘sweating’), then add water, stock or a combination of both to just cover the vegetables.

    3 Simmer with the lid off until the veges are very soft, then process using a stick blender until smooth (you can also do this in a normal blender, in batches). Add as much extra liquid as you like while doing this to get the soup to your preferred thickness. Taste and season as you like.

    Variations

     

    • Add dried spices or fresh herbs.
    • Include bacon, lamb shanks or spicy sausage.
    • Finish with milk, cream, evaporated milk, coconut cream or additional stock to achieve the desired texture.
    • Garnish with croutons, crispy bacon bits, cheesy pastries, fresh herbs or a swirl of cream.

    HFG tip

    ‘Creamy’ in this instance refers to the texture, rather than creamy ingredients.

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