Root Soup Recipe
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Serves: 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 (500 g) package of mild Italian sausage meat
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 tbsp. Olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 2-3 medium white potatoes
  • 2-3 large carrots
  • 2 parsnips
  • 1 medium turnip
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • Dash nutmeg
  • 2 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • pepper and celery salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Peel all the root vegetables and cut into bite sized pieces.
  2. In a stock pot, sauté chopped onion in olive oil.
  3. Add sausage meat and cook until lightly browned.
  4. Next, add garlic, nutmeg, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper.
  5. Add the chopped veggies and allow the veggies to combine with the onion, meat and herb mixture.
  6. Slowly add the chicken stock while stirring.
  7. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
  8. Adjust seasoning if necessary, cover and simmer until the veggies are tender.
  9. Purée in batches or hit the soup with an immersion blender until it is puréed and there are no more chunks.
  10. If you are using my curry modification, add the curry at this point, stir it in well.
  11. Bring soup back up to temperature and serve hot.
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/root-soup-recipe/