Recipes
SOUPS
Mushroom & Barley Soup
Serves 4-6
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¾ cup pearl barley
4 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
500g mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup soy sauce
6 cups chicken stock
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan, cook onion
and garlic for 2-3 minutes or until
softened. Transfer to slow cooker.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except pepper.
Cover and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW
6-8 hours.
3. Serve hot with freshly ground black pepper.
Pea and Ham Soup
Serves 6-8
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 rashers bacon, diced
2 cups split peas
1- 1.5kg ham bone
2 litres water
2 large carrots, diced
2 sticks celery, sliced
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Heat oil in a large frypan, cook onion and
bacon for 2-3 minutes or until onion is soft
and bacon is slightly browned. Transfer to
slower cooker.
2. Add remaining ingredients, reserving 1
tablespoon of fresh thyme. Cook on HIGH
3-4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours.
3. Remove ham bone from slow cooker. Pull
off meat from the bone, removing excess
fat and skin. Dice and return to the soup.
4. Stir through remaining thyme and season
with freshly ground black pepper.
Tip:
Ask your butcher to cut the ham bone
into pieces.
Potato and Leek Soup
Serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 rashers bacon, chopped
3 medium leeks, sliced thinly
1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced
4 cups chicken stock
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup grated parmesan
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan; add bacon
and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp.
Remove from pan.
2. Add leeks to the same pan and cook,
stirring for about 5 minutes or until leeks
are tender. Transfer to slow cooker.
3. Add remaining ingredients, except pepper
and parmesan in slow cook. Cook on HIGH
for 3-4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours. Cool
before blending.
4. Blend or process cooled soup until smooth.
Add bacon and reheat in slow cooker for
about 1 on high, or until hot.
5. Season to taste with freshly ground pepper.
6. Serve soup topped with parmesan cheese.
Tip:
This recipe may be doubled if desired.
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