Essex “Neep & Tattie” Soup - with optional side-kick

Name: Essex “Neep & Tattie” Soup - with optional side-kick
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: Serves 4-6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 turnip, peeled and diced; 1 largish potato, cubed; 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 onions, roughly chopped; 2 celery sticks, chopped; 1 litre chicken stock; 1/2 tsp black pepper, ground; Oil; 1 swirl Caribbean Hot Sauce per serving (optional)

John A @JohnA

Essex

This is very nourishing on a winter’s day. It’s very tasty “as is” but a swirl of Hot 🥵 Sauce certainly adds a dimension! I boiled up the carcass from yesterday’s Roast Chicken to make my stock but a commercial stock cube also works fine.

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Ingredients

35-40 minutes, including prep

Serves 4-6 servings

1turnip, peeled and diced
1largish potato, cubed
3-4garlic cloves, chopped
2onions, roughly chopped
2celery sticks, chopped
1 litrechicken stock
1/2 tspblack pepper, ground
Oil
1swirl Caribbean Hot Sauce per serving (optional)

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Steps

35-40 minutes, including prep

1

Heat the oil in a large saucepan or stockpot and gently fry the onion for 3-4 minutes (resist the temptation to keep stirring) until soft but not caramelised.
2

Add the garlic and gently fry for a further 1-2 minutes.
3

Add the celery and stir.
4

Add the turnip and potato and stir again.
5

Add the stock, making sure that all the vegetables are covered and stir well.
6

Bring to the boil, cover and fast simmer for 20-25 minutes.
7

Taste and stir in the pepper.
8

Whizz in a blender until nice and smooth.
9

Serve piping hot, adding if wished a swirl of the optional Hot Sauce to each bowl according to preference. Great without, great with - so experiment!
10

Accompany with granary bread or crusty roll.

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John A @JohnA

on January 13, 2020 13:43

Essex

I use fresh, locally-sourced and seasonal ingredients wherever possible and seek to avoid food waste with my “Use-up” recipes. #WastenotWantnotMy wife and I love travelling and exploring different cuisines but never under-estimate traditional British cooking: every country has something to offer, including in the field of home cooking. Cookpad UK Ambassador.