Curried Parsnip Soup

Name: Curried Parsnip Soup
Ingredients: 50 g (2 oz) butter; 2 onions, chopped; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 450 g (1 lb) parsnips, peeled and diced; 1 eating apple, peeled, cored and diced; 1 litre (2 pints) water; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 6 tablespoons crème fraîche, cream or yoghurt, to serve; 6 tablespoons crème fraîche, cream or yoghurt, to serve; 6 tablespoons crème fraîche, cream or yoghurt, to serve; a sprig of fresh parsley or coriander, chopped; a sprig of fresh parsley or coriander, chopped

Preparation info

6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

50 g (2 oz) butter
2 onions, chopped
2

Soup
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Melt the butter in a large heavy-based saucepan, add the onions and fry for about 5 minutes or until lightly coloured. Stir in the curry powder and fry for 1 minute. Add the parsnips and apple, cover and leave to sweat for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the water and simmer the soup for at least 30 minutes or until the parsnips are very tender (it won’t hurt to keep them on the heat a