I decided to conduct a soup experiment tonight. That is, use the enormous fennel bulb I got in my hippie box and make it into something edible, soup-esque and hopefully tasty. Mum bought me an immersion blender a few months a go and it was actually taken out of the box tonight. As usual the recipe is pretty fluid (add whatever you think will be tasty) but here is the basic idea:
Slice a fennel bulb, a large onion, and 2 cloves of garlic. Saute in olive oil until soft and starting to brown (the caramelized bits are the TASTY bits :). Season with salt and pepper before adding 2 cups of good vegetable stock and a can of crushed tomatoes. At this stage I added some chili flakes but these can be omitted for the non spice obsessed among us.
Simmer for 10 minutes before adding 2 tablespoons of fresh basil. Now comes the fun part: Stick the blender in amongst the fun and make some seriously tasty soup. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
Enjoy with crusty bread for dunking....mmmmgh!
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