Heart Warming Winter Soup Food

HEART WARMING WINTER SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken broth in a large saucepan
• Bring to a boil
• trim root and leaves from leek, leaving only white stalk
• Chop stalks into thin slices
• Add carrots, potatoes and leeks to chicken broth
• Reduce heat to medium
• Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender
• Roll spinach leaves together into a cigar shape
• Slice thinly
• Add spinach and peas and shredded cooked chicken to broth
• Cook for 2 minutes
• Remove from heat
• In a small bowl, combine cream, egg yolks, curry, basil, salt and pepper
• Stir cream mixture into soup
• Return saucepan to heat
• Cook gently over low heat to heat through
• Do not boil
• Adjust seasoning to taste
• Serve with warm bread

HEARTY WINTER VEG SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then gently soften the garlic without colouring. Tip in the swede, carrots and two-thirds of the thyme, then pour in the stock and milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins.
• Ladle a third of the soup into a blender, whizz until smooth, then pour back into the pan along with the beans. Check for seasoning, then return to the heat and warm through. Serve sprinkled with the remaining thyme and some warm, crusty bread rolls.