The second dish of the day is some more homely food. Ideal for a winter's day, especially after all the snow we had last night!!
I'm a big fan of soups for many reasons;
They're cheap.
They fill you up.
They're very easy to make.
They taste great!!
This soup came from another recipe book I'd bought years ago, plain and simply called "400 Soups".
(Is there any relation between me and the simple titles of my recipe books?)
I think along with garlic and cheese, bacon is my favourite ingredient to cook with. It just seems to make everything taste great - unless you're vegetarian or a true Jew! (I'm about 1/4...ish)
The recipe calls for the vegetables to be cut roughly, but I find a bit of refinement goes a long way with this soup. It also asks for a small turnip, but as Sainsbury's were fresh out, I had to make do with a small swede instead. (Or Rutabaga for my American friends!)
Funnily enough, the swede is a close relation to the cabbage I used the other night. Part of the brassica family no less!
It turned out spot on, and it tastes exactly how I remember the first time I cooked it, so the turnip replacement hasn't ruined anything.
Served with a crusty role, I could easily sit down in front of the fire, stick on a movie and while the night away.
Ingredients:
450g smoked bacon
1 large potato, diced
1 small swede, diced
2 carrots, sliced in angles
2 celery sticks, finely diced
1 small onion, roughly chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
Water
Coriander to garnish
Bread role of choice
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