Here is my other fave soup (along with the chorizo one here  and home made mushroom soup) i got sick of normal parsnip soup so tried to make my own version

Sorry if its a bit rough but i tend to do it out of my head when i make it so just add extra bits to taste

Ingredients:

  • 3 or 4 parsnips – peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 litres of Chicken stock
  • 1 fresh red chilli, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon of chilli flakes (i usually use 2 but that makes it quite firey)
  • Grated ginger (to taste) i usually use a good thumb sized piece
  • Honey or maple syrup.
  • 1 onion or leek finely chopped
  • splash of milk (optional)
  • A couple of knobs of nutter
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

Method

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees
  • Par boil the parsnips in some water, then drain, add a knob of butter and a drizzle of olive oil to a frying pan and heat, add the parsnips and fry for a few mins until slightly browned, sprinkle with chilli flakes ,ginger and drizzle the honey over, fry for a few more minutes.
  • Empty the parsnips onto a baking tray and bake until nice and golden,  (you can skip this step by keeping them in the pan longer but i always end up burning the honey)
  • In the meantime fry the onion in a knob of butter until soft and then add the garlic.
  • When the parsnips are ready, mix them with the onion.
  • Blend with the milk and stock until you have your desired consistency, i usually strain the soup to remove lumps and then liquidise the lumps with the remaining stock until the soup is nice and smooth and creamy.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper

If you prefer thicker soup you can add a potato or 2 or leave the parsnip lumps in.

I like to serve it with homemade parsnip crisps on the top and homemade bread.

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