Celery soups

CELERY,CHICKEN ,SPRING ONION AND SOY SAUCE SOUP

CELERY,CHICKEN AND MARJORAM SOUP

CELERY, CHEESE AND CHIVE SOUP

CELERY, CHEESE AND GREEN PEPPER SOUP
In this recipe for celery soup I have made 4 variations on the same basic theme. The basic ingredient for the soup is celery . I have made all 4 soups of a very light consistency to be eaten in summer and spring. They have more liquid and less bulk as compared to my meal soups.

Basic celery Soup Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic peeled and diced very fine

2 onions diced fine

2 parsnips peeled and diced fine

1 large whole celery, washed and diced

At least 2 pints of stock , homemade vegetable or chicken or cubes of stock, Swiss bullion is good as well, but watch how much additional salt you add.

olive oil for frying

salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Put olive oil into a pan on medium heat

2. Add the garlic and onions and fry sweat on a medium heat for 5 minutes

3. Add the celery and parsnip and fry /sweat for 10 minutes on a medium heat

4. Add stock to cover about 1 to 2 pints. Add more stock when cooking so that it has a runny consistency.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste

6. Cook until the vegetables are cooked.

7. Put all the soup through a blender to make it smooth. It should be like a liquid in texture so it is light.

Ways to serve the soup

1. Add to the soup cooked chicken, spring onions chopped fine and a swirl of soy sauce for Chicken, celery and soy soup.

2. Add to the soup Tofu diced, slices of red pepper and soy sauce. Make this soup with a miso or vegetable stock to get an Asian flavour for Tofu, celery and soy soup

3. Add grated cheese and green pepper pieces for celery, cheese and green pepper soup.
4. Add Chicken pieces and a favourite fresh herb such as thyme, marjoram to make celery, chicken and herb soup
5. Add cheese and chopped chives for celery,cheese and chive soup

This is a good soup for spring and summer, happy soup making and thanks for reading

Crazycupcakes

Cock-a-Leekie Broth

There always seem to be lots of leeks in the shops and this Cock-a-Leekie Broth or soup is an ideal soup to make when you have had a chicken for a roast dinner. You can use up the bones for stock and save some chicken pieces for the broth.

Ingredients for Cock-a-Leekie Broth or soup

Olive oil or butter for frying

4 leeks washed and sliced

1 carrot diced

1 onion diced

1 to 2 cups of cooked chicken

1 tablespoon of fresh sage chopped fine for the garnish, more if you like it.

1 cup of barley

1 to 2 pints of stock chicken or vegetable

salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat the olive oil or butter in a pan, just cover lightly the base of the pan

2. Fry the onion on a medium heat until soft about 5 minutes

3. Add the leek and carrot and cook on a medium heat until they are softer about 5 minutes. You can out the pan lid on. It is called sweating the vegetables. Add a spot more olive oil if necessary.

4. Add the barley

5. Add the stock, enough to cover the vegetables and enough to allow for the barley soaking up the liquid.

6. Cook until the barley is soft, about 30 minutes on a medium simmer.

7. Add salt and pepper to taste .

8. Add the cooked chicken and warm through about 5 minutes.

9. Serve and garnish with the sage

Variations

Add garlic with the onion

Leave out the barley and use more leeks and carrots

When finished cooking put half into a blender to make a smooth soup

Serve with crispy toast

Add a swirl of fresh cream

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves or thyme

I hope this has given you ideas for a hearty Cock-a-Leekie Broth or soup

Thanks for reading

crazycupcakes