Carrot and Bacon Soup
Description
A healthy meal for chilly days.
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Ingredients
At a glance
Difficulty
Easy
Course
Starters
Scottish
Soups
Serves
4
- 3 pints vegetable stock
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 1 large onion
- 2 sticks of celery or leek, chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 slices of smoked back bacon cut into thin strips
- Parsley to garnish
Methods/steps
Bring to the boil in the stock the carrots, onion and celery and simmer for about half an hour. Add the bacon and simmer for another half an hour.
Blend to a puree. Garnish with the parsley and serve with hot crusty bread.
Blend to a puree. Garnish with the parsley and serve with hot crusty bread.
Reviews
Comment by russell ,
Monday, 21 May 2007
This sounds like the sort of hearty soup I love. I'll give it a go and maybe add those trotters!
Additional Tips
'I have a (my wife would say disgusting) modification to your recipe.....substitute pigs trotters for the bacon...probably not very healthy but surprisingly tasty and excellent on a cold day.' (Jim)
'Made it today. Tried a bit for lunch. As per your recipe plus a sweet potato.(...)Delighted with the recipe...' (Lucas_thecat)
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