4–6
Easy
By Tonia George
Published 2014
Sweet parsnips make a really satisfying soup. They need to be slowly sweated with butter to become fluffy and caramelized, so don’t rush that part of the process. We like to use chicken stock to underpin the flavour of the soup, but if you want to keep it vegetarian, use vegetable stock instead.
Place the parsnips and butter in a large saucepan, cover and cook over a very low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden.
Add the chestnuts and honey and increase the heat until the chestnuts caramelize a little. Cover with the stock and simmer for a further 20 minutes, until the chestnuts are really soft and will squidge against the side of the pan when pressed with
Unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of the world’s best cookbooks
Over 150,000 recipes with thousands more added every month
Recommended by leading chefs and food writers
Powerful search filters to match your tastes
Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe
Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover
Manage your subscription via the My Membership page
Advertisement
Advertisement
No reviews for this recipe