Carrot & Orange Soup and Parsnip & Apple Soup

So once again it's blowing a hooley and raining horizontally. I've cooked up some warming soups to keep us going through the inevitable power cut.

Firstly these recipes are not that exact and a lot of it is down to personal taste.


Carrot & Orange (V)

5 large Carrots
1 medium red onion
1 large potato
2 pints of vegetable stock
1/2 pint Orange juice
salt and pepper to taste

1. Finley dice the onion and gently fry until soft but not brown.

2. Peel the carrots and potato roughly chop and add to the pan with 1 pint of the stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer until the veg is soft enough to break with a fork.

3. When the vegetables are tender blend the soup until smooth, return to the pan and over a low heat stir in the Orange Juice.

4. Add the rest of the stock, how much you put in is up to you, depending on how thick you like your soup. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Both of these soups go really well with a little bit of Stilton on Toast, perfect for a cold winter afternoon.

Parsnip & Apple

5 largeish Parsnips
1 medium red onion
3 apples (I used royal gala but any apple would do)
2 pints of Chicken stock
1/4 pint milk
paprika, salt and pepper taste

1. finely chop the onion fry over a low heat until soft.

2. Roughly chop the Parsnips and apple add to the pot with 1 pint of the stock.Bring to the boil them turn down to a simmer until the apples and parsnips are soft enough to be broken with a fork.

3. Blend the soup and return to the heat. Add the milk and stir. Add the rest of the stock or enough to give your preferred consistency.

4. season with Paprika, Salt and a little Pepper to taste.

Again this soup goes well with some stilton on toast on the side. Finish the Soups with a dash of cream and a sprinkling of herbs.

Purdy was disappointed she couldn't try some

Much love Alice x