Creamy Fennel Soup

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Creamy Fennel Soup
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 50 min.
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Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
3 Fennel bulb
2 shallots (peeled and finely diced)
2 cloves garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
1 ½ cups potatoes (peeled and diced)
2 Tbsps olive oil
3 ½ cups chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
½ cup cream
2 Tbsps Sour cream (plus extra to garnish)
1 ½ Tbsps dry Vermouth (optional)
salt (to taste)
freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
4 ozs crispy, cooked Bacon (to garnish)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.
Wash and quarter the fennel bulbs, remove the stalk and dice the bulbs. Finely chop half of the fennel leaves.
2.
Heat the olive oil and sweat the shallots and garlic until translucent and fragrant. Add the fennel and sweat briefly. Then add the stock and potatoes, bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for 20-25 minutes.
3.
Using an immersion blender, puree the mixture and stir in the cream, sour cream and chopped fennel leaves. Reheat, season with salt and pepper and add the vermouth, if using.
4.
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve garnished with a dollop of sour cream and bacon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve.

Comments

 
This soup is delicious. I made a double batch, using only two large bulbs of fennel instead of six because of the price. I used 4 cups of cubed russett potatoes and one quart each of chicken and vegetable broth. The vermouth is a nice addition, but it is savory without it. I plan to make this soup regularly from now on.
Cyndy from EAT SMARTER's picture
Thanks for your comments - and your additions/substitutions sound great!

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