Cream Of Spinach Soup With Crushed Bacon Chips
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 medium onion, skinned and chopped
- 2 bunches spinach, cleaned and chopped
- 1/2 cup plain flour
- 3 cups chicken stock (use the standard pack)
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
Recipe
- 1 melt butter in the saucepan, add onion and sauté gently for 10mins, until soft, but not coloured.
- 2 add the spinach to the onion, cover with a lid and cook gently for 4 minutes.
- 3 add flour and stir gently for 1 - 2 minutes.
- 4 remove from heat and gently stir in stock and milk. bring to a boil, stirring constantly then simmer for 3 minutes season to taste.
- 5 puree soup in a blender or food processor till smooth and return to pot. bring it to a boil again. taste and add seasoning as desired.
- 6 serve hot.
- 7 bacon: chop up 250g of bacon and fry in a non-stick pan without oil till crisp. remove bacon bits from pan and drain on paper towels. reserve oil and add into the soup for added smokey flavour.
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