Celery Soup Recipe
Celery Soup Recipe with Celery, Stock, Milk, Onion, Butter and Croutons.
INGREDIENTS
1 pint (600ml) Vegetable Stock
1 pint (600ml) Milk
1 Onion
2 Heads of Celery
1 oz (25g) Butter
Salt & Pepper
Croutons
METHOD
Remove the leaves from the celery, wash thoroughly and cut into small pieces. Peel and chop the onion. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion and celery, and toss over a gentle heat for 5 minutes, but do not allow to brown.
Add the stock, season with salt & pepper and simmer gently until the celery is quite soft. Rub through a sieve (or blend), return to the saucepan and add the milk. Make very hot and serve with croutons.
Enough for 4 people.
Based on the Celery Soup recipe in:
Home Cookery Illustrated
by Anon (Odhams Press, Circa 1955).