LENTIL AND CHESTNUT SOUP

 

INGREDIENTS:

 - 250 g red lentils

- 225 g cooked chestnut

- 1,5 l vegetables stock

- 1 stick celery

- 1 carrot

- 1 small onion

- 1 leek

- 2 tablespoon olive oil/ goose fat/ butter fresh parsley, chopped

- 150 ml double cream

 

METHOD:

 Finally chop the onion, leek, carrot and celery. Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped vegetables and let sweat and soften in the fat.

Add the lentils and stir, then add the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer until lentils are very soft (about 30 minutes). Add the chestnuts and simmer for a further 20 minutes. Liquidise until smooth adding as much water as you need.

Whenever you want to serve it reheat and sprinkle each full bowl of soup with parsley and lace with cream.