Beetroot Soup
Traditional British beetroot soup featuring chicken stock (see notes 1). Simple ingredients, great results.
Ingredients
- 300 ml chicken stock (see notes 1)
- 115 gm cooked beetroot (see notes 2)
- 100 ml orange juice
- salt to taste
- 125 gm potato (prepared weight)
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 100 gm onion (prepared weight)
- 1 tbspn crème fraîche (optional)
Method
- 1
Peel and cut the potato into approx 2 cm cubes and rinse thoroughly to remove the starch.
- 2
Chop the onion.
- 3
Cut the beetroot into approx 2 cm cubes.
- 4
Heat the stock and orange juice in a saucepan, add the potato and onion, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for .
- 5
Add the beetroot, bring back to a boil and simmer, covered, for .
- 6
Blend until smooth.
- 7
Return to the heat and season to taste (see notes 3).
- 8
Optionally stir in the crème fraîche.
- 9
Serve with toast.