Carrot & Star Anise Soup
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 35 mins
Star anise gives a subtle kick to this velvety soup that makes the most of our favourite seasonal root veg.
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Ingredients you'll need
- 1 onion
- 1 large potato
- 500g carrots
- 1 star anise
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- A handful of chervil, leaves only
From your kitchen
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 800ml boiling water
Step by step this way
- 1.
Peel and finely chop the onion and potatoes. Trim and peel the carrots, then finely chop them.
- 2.
Warm a pan for 1 min, then add 1 tbsp oil and the chopped veg. Add 1 star anise and season with salt and pepper. Cover and set the heat to low. Sweat for 10 mins, stirring now and then, till the veg are soft.
- 3.
Crumble in the stock cube and add 800ml boiling water. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins till the veg are very tender.
- 4.
Fish the star anise out of the pan. Ladle the soup into a blender and blitz till smooth, or use a hand-held blender in the pan. Taste the soup and add more salt and pepper if it needs it. Ladle into warm bowls and top with roughly chopped chervil to serve.
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