Devon Winter Soup
Ingredients
- 2 oz butter
- 3 large leeks chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 large carrots grated
- 1 lb potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 3/4 pint chicken stock
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 10 floz milk
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- 1/4 pt double cream (heavy cream) whipped
- a few peeled prawns and cooked mussels
- Good pinch paprika
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large, heavy saucepan.
- Add the leeks, onion, carrots and potatoes and cook gently, stirring constantly to avoid sticking, for about 8 minutes.
- Pour in the stock, season and continue to simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
- Liquidize the soup, or pass through a sieve.
- Return to pan and bring slowly back to a simmer.
- Add the milk, parsley, cream, prawns and mussels and heat, but do not allow to boil.
- Serve garnished with a good pinch of paprika.
Calories: 317 kcal
Carbohydrates: 31 g
Protein: 8 g
Fat: 18g
Saturated Fat: 11 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 56 mg
Sodium: 322 mg
Potassium: 725 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 9 g
Vitamin A: 4863 IU
Vitamin C: 25 mg
Calcium: 123 mg
Iron: 2 mg