Parsnip And Fennel Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 50 g butter
• 500 g parsnips, cubed
• 500 g fennel bulbs, cubed
• 2 small onions, small and chopped
• 3 tablespoons cornflour
• 2 pints vegetable stock
• 150 ml double cream
• 2 garlic cloves
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter. add parsnips, fennel, garlic and onions and cook on moderate heat for 15 min, or until veg is soft.
• 2 in a small bowl mix cornflour with 1/4 pt of the stock u til thick and smooth.
• 3 fold mixture into the vegetables, then pour the remaining stock, stirring continuously.
• 4 bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 min, stirring often.
• 5 place in a blender, then put back into saucepan.
• 6 season to taste, stir in cream and heat without boiling.
• 7 serve at once in warmed up soup bowls.