Fennel Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 fennel bulbs, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 leek, part only, finely chopped
• 1 small potato, diced
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 2 star anise
• 1/2 quart chicken broth or 1/2 quart vegetable broth
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, and fry the vegetables until softened but not colored. add the fennel seeds and the star anise.
• 2 pour in the broth and cook the vegetables for a further 5-10 minutes. they should be completely soft by now. stir in the cream.
• 3 transfer the mixture to a blender and pulse until smooth. pass through a strainer and season to taste. reheat back in the pan and serve with crusty bread.