Feeling under the weather? This soup might just be the perfect post-Christmas pick-me-up…

raw material

vegetable soup

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 20 g butter
  • 2–3 onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ stalk of celery
  • 5 celery stalks, with leaves
  • 2 leeks
  • ½ bunch parsley
  • 350 g carrots
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled
  • 350 g potatoes
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • Salt
  • White pepper
  • 2 litres of water

Elective

  • Cooking cream or heavy cream
  • 1 slice of lean bacon

Pancakes

  • 500 g flour, sifted
  • 800 ml milk
  • 200 ml water
  • 4 eggs
  • Pinch of salt

instruct

Pancakes

  1. Place sifted flour, milk, water, eggs and salt in a bowl.
  2. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth, adding a little water if necessary.
  3. Heat a frying pan with a little sunflower oil over high heat and spread a thin layer of the mixture on the bottom of the pan, fry one side, then flip and fry the other side. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining mixture.

vegetable soup

  1. Melt the oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat and add the chopped onion and garlic.
  2. Peel and finely chop celery root, celery stalks, carrots, leeks, and tomatoes. Finely chop parsley. Add all ingredients to the pot and stir well, briefly sautéing.
  3. Add water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add vegetables and season with salt and pepper.
  4. When the vegetables are almost soft, add the peeled and diced potatoes.
  5. When everything is completely softened, remove from the heat and blend until creamy (use a blender or hand mixer).
  6. Feel free to add a little cream or crème fraîche. Bon appetit!

Recipe: Charl Henning

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