Curried parsnip soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2ouncesButter
1Onion; Finely Chopped
2poundsParsnip; Peeled And Chopped
1tablespoon(Heaped) Mild Curry Powder
1pintChicken Stock
Salt
Pepper; Freshly Ground
½Lemon; Juice
2Egg Yolks
¼pintDouble Cream

Directions

Melt the butter in a large pan and sweat the onion for 2 minutes. Add the parsnips and cook for about 5 minutes, or until softened. Stir in the curry powder and stock. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, or until the parsnips are tender.

Puree the soup in a food processor or blender and return it to a clean pan.

Season to taste with salt and pepper, add the lemon juice and reheat the soup until hot but not boiling. Whisk together the egg yolks and cream and gradually stir into the soup. Serve hot.

Recipe by: Typed in from a "Feast of Floyd" Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Dan Freedman <Dan@...> on Mar 14, 1998