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Pea & Mint Soup
 This is one of my favourite soups as it’s so quick to make and I always have a bag of peas in the freezer so it doesn’t require a trip to the shop. Ideal for flasks, for children going to school or adults going to work.
Serves 6 – 8 2 slices of bacon, trimmed of fat and cut into small pieces ½ oz/15g butter 2 medium spring onions, chopped 1 ½ lbs /675g fresh or frozen peas A sprig of mint 1 ½ pints/900mls of chicken stock, preferably homemade Salt & pepper to taste A pinch of sugar Garnish with a little chopped fresh mint. A dollop of whipped cream is optional. Melt the butter and sweat the bacon for five minutes, then add the spring onion and cook for a further minute or two. Add the peas, mint and stock, season with the salt, pepper and sugar and cook for 5 minutes. Once the peas are tender the soup is ready to be liquidized. Liquidize and return to the saucepan to re-heat, be careful not to boil the soup as you’ll lose the colour.
Chicken and Miso Noodle Soup
This is a great soup as its very healthy but also has lots of flavour. It’s equally good without the chicken for the vegetarians among you and I often substitute either rice noodles or udon noodles for the egg noodles. It is perfect for a light mid-week dinner as it only takes about 15 minutes to prepare from start to finish.
Serves 4 2 chicken breasts, sliced 2 tsp fish sauce 2 tblsp soy sauce 1 clove of garlic, crushed ½ inch piece of ginger, grated or finely chopped ½ lt water 150g egg noodles 1 tblsp miso paste (available from Evergreen, I use Shiro Miso by Sanchi for soups) 4 spring onions finely sliced 1 tblsp fresh coriander Place the fish sauce, soya sauce, garlic, ginger and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil with the lid on, reduce the heat before adding the sliced chicken and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the noodles and cook for 2 more minutes until the noodles are just tender. Add the spring onions and heat through.
Take a ladle of liquid from the pot and pour into a cup or bowl. Add the Miso paste and stir until dissolved in the liquid. Return the thickened liquid to the saucepan and stir through.
Serve garnished with some chopped fresh coriander. |
