Description
Creamy jamie oliver parsnip and apple soup combines sweet and earthy flavors for a comforting winter meal. Home cooks can easily prepare this nourishing dish with simple ingredients and minimal kitchen skills.
Ingredients
Scale
- 600 g (21.16 oz) parsnips, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 600 g (21.16 oz) cooking apples (like Bramley), peeled and chopped
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1 L (33.81 fl oz) vegetable or chicken stock
- 150 ml (5.07 fl oz) milk
- 25 g (0.88 oz) butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Melt butter and sunflower oil in a large pot over low heat, creating a smooth cooking foundation for the soup’s aromatic base.
- Vegetable Sauté: Incorporate finely chopped onions and diced parsnips, allowing them to soften and develop rich flavors while stirring intermittently to prevent scorching, approximately 15 minutes.
- Flavor Enhancement: Add minced garlic and freshly chopped apples to the vegetable mixture, quickly sautéing to release their aromatic essences and deepen the soup’s complexity.
- Liquid Integration: Pour vegetable or chicken stock into the pot, gradually elevating the heat to trigger a robust boil, then immediately reduce to a gentle simmer.
- Cooking Process: Allow vegetables to tenderize and meld flavors for 20 minutes, ensuring parsnips become completely soft and easily mashable.
- Texture Transformation: Remove from heat and employ an immersion blender to transform the mixture into a luxuriously smooth consistency, eliminating any vegetable fragments.
- Finishing Touches: Introduce whole milk or cream to achieve desired soup thickness, then perform a final seasoning adjustment with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, balancing the soup’s intricate flavor profile.
Notes
- Butter Blending Technique: Combine butter and oil on low heat to create a smooth, non-burning base that enhances flavor development without scorching.
- Vegetable Softening Strategy: Cook onions and parsnips slowly to maximize natural sweetness and develop a rich, tender texture without browning.
- Blending Pro Tip: Use an immersion blender for smoother texture and easier cleanup, ensuring no lumps remain in the final soup consistency.
- Cream Adjustment Trick: Add milk or cream gradually to control soup thickness, allowing personal preference in final texture and richness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: UK
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg