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6
Easy
By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington
Published 1998
You could add other raw vegetables as you like, for example, fennel or endive for a slightly bitter emphasis, while mangetout peas and baby sweetcorn make contrastingly sweet additions.
Deseed the peppers and cut the flesh into strips. Cut the carrots and celery into similarly sized strips.
Make the sauce: put the garlic in a pan and just cover with milk. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. (If you don’t cook the garlic before incorporating into the sauce it will be very pungent and indigestible. This preliminary poaching gentles it without tak