Fennel & Mushroom soup

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe:Fennel & Mushroom Soup
Number of People: 6 servings
Ingredients:
250g potatoes, cut into chunks
1 bulb of fennel, sliced roughly
1 med onion, cut in 1/2
1 clove garlic
l bay leaf
freshly ground pepper
4 cups water  - l litre
2 tblspns concentrated veggie stock
1 forequarter pork chop, cut into 3 pieces. Bone can be left in or taken out - it is up to you.
100g mushrooms, chopped roughly
1/2 cup cream

Preparation:
Place vegies into TM bowl and chop for 5 sec/speed 6
Add bay leaf, pepper, water and concentrated stock. 
Cook 40 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1.
Remove bay leaf, discard.
Remove meat & place on a chopping board.
Add the mushrooms to the TM bowl & cook for 6 mins/100^o/speed 2.
Chop the meat into small dice and set aside.
Puree the soup 5 seconds/speed 7 carefully!
Add the diced pork and the cream to the bowl and stir briefly to incorporate the ingredients.


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Tips/Hints:
Serve with a dollop of cream on top and some of the fronds of the fennel.
My DH does not like full on mushroom soup and although he could taste them in this soup, he liked the milder flavour.
Vegetarian version - just leave the meat out.

[cookie1]

Would you believe I have never tasted fennel? I must do so.

The soup looks lovely Judy.

[judydawn]

Thanks Chookie, it came about because of a fridge clean up.  The mushroom really cuts into the flavour of the fennel, so even if you don't like it, I think you could enjoy it in this soup.  It is only since owning the TMX that I have tried fennel in a couple of ways.

[Thermomixer]

Good work JD - sounds strange but then again I made an apple & mushroom soup based on an English recipe - & it tasted good.