Creamy Celery Soup

Name: Creamy Celery Soup
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 40g butter; 1 onion, chopped; 1 whole head celery, chopped (leaves included); 1 medium potato, peeled and diced; 1 bay leaf; 750ml chicken or vegetable stock; 1/2 cup cream; Salt and pepper

A proper homemade cream of celery soup, worlds apart from the tinned version, that puts an entire head of celery, leaves included, to good use.

Serves: 4Time: 35 min

Made with Celery

Ingredients

40g butter
1 onion, chopped
1 whole head celery, chopped (leaves included)
1 medium potato, peeled and diced
1 bay leaf
750ml chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 cup cream
Salt and pepper

Method

1.Melt the butter in a pot and cook the onion and celery over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, until softened but not browned.
2.Add the potato, bay leaf and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, until the potato and celery are completely tender.
3.Remove the bay leaf, then blend until smooth using a stick blender or food processor.
4.Stir through the cream and season to taste.

Don't throw out the leafy tops when you're working through a celery glut; they go straight into the pot along with the stalks and add plenty of flavour.