Soup Recipes > Cressy Soup

This recipe is part of the October 2009 Recipes Menu


Starter - Cressy Soup
Main Course - Sausage and Onion Pie
Dessert - Apple Charlotte

How to make cressy soup:
A colourful, traditional carrot soup recipe which is economical to make and very tasty. Cressy probably refers to a battle which took place in Crécy in 14th century France.



Ingredients

Cressy Soup
4 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2oz dripping or butter
1 tablespoon flour
2 pints chicken stock
bunch of herbs of choice including parsley
salt and pepper
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Method

- Melt the fat over a low heat.
- Cook the carrots and the onion in the fat for about 10 minutes.
- Add the stock and the bunch of herbs.
- Allow to simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
- Remove the herbs.
- Press the soup either through a sieve or use a blender to create a fine textured soup.
- Return to saucepan.
- Blend flour to a smooth paste with a little water.
- Add to the soup.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- Season and serve.


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