Friday, October 10, 2014

Red Velvet Soup ~ A Hearty Fall Dish!

Many places are entering fall and approaching Winter, so here's a creamy and delicious soup recipe that will warm you up from your head to your toes! Behold, the red velvet soup! It's perfect as a starter or a main meal and barely needs any preparation! Keep scrolling for the instructions!


Ingredients:
- 1 large potato
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 beetroot
- 500mL of stock (can be chicken, beef or vegetable. You could use water but stock will bring more flavour!)
- 500mL of milk

Method:
- Peel off the skin of all the vegetables. Then dice them into 2-3cm cubes.
- If you have a hand blender, place all your veggies and garlic into a large saucepan, add around half the stock and blend it up. If you don't, use a normal blender and then transfer it to a saucepan. If you want a smooth consistency, blend for longer!
- Once all the veggies are blended up, bring the ingredients to a slight simmer and add the rest of your stock. Continue to let the soup simmer (not boil, otherwise it will burn!). It should still be quite thick.
- After the soup has been simmering for a while (~5min), add the milk in and stir. The soup should become very creamy and luscious.
- Continue to simmer for another 10min and season well (you'll need a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of sugar, however the beetroot and onions should provide plenty of sweetness!).

Serve with garlic bread and croutons!