Nettle soup

[skeast]

Forgotten how yummy it is. That is all.

Oh and I hope my date likes it tonight , not going to tell him what it is till after, colleagues are appalled I am even considering feeding it to him. Hehe.

[doofaloofa]

recipe please

Thank you

[prison break fan]

Recipe for me too please! Hope the date liked it! let us know! pbf.

[Bulworthyproject]

We have just made some nettle soup for lunch on a charcoal making course that we're running tommorow. This is the recipe that we've used.

Nettle Soup
Nettle tops – 1 ltr
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
Potatoes – 500g
A little olive oil
Salt and pepper
pinch of Cayenne pepper
Stock – 1 ltr

Chop the potatoes finely and par-boil.
Heat olive oil in a pan and add crushed garlic and cayenne pepper.
Add Onion and potatoes and lightly fry.
Chop nettle tops as finely as you can and add to the pan.
Stir the pan and add stock.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Mash or blend.

Sometimes we add lemon juice or cream.

[prison break fan]

Thanks for that. pbf.

[skeast]

I found some through Google, BBC, Hugh FW etc.

I used 1/2 carrier bag of nettles, picked over and washed
2 large spuds
couple of onions
large carrot
handfull of wild garlic

chopped stuff small, cooked up and added stock etc.

Blend and eat.

[doofaloofa]

Good show chaps

Pip pip