Cream of Fennel Soup - adapted from a Neil Perry recipe by The Purple Lady. A Thermomix <sup>®</sup> recipe in the category Soups on www.recipecommunity.com.au, the Thermomix <sup>®</sup> Community.

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Cream of Fennel Soup - adapted from a Neil Perry recipe

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Ingredients

4 portion(s)

Soup

500 g fennel, washed, trimmed and cut into 1/4 or 1/8 depending on size
2 small leeks, white part only, washed and cut into 3 cm slices
4 French Shallots, peel and halved
50 g unsalted butter
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 litre Chicken stock or water
125 g thin (pouring/whipping) cream
sea salt

Garnish

2 rashers bacon, chopped
8 sage leaves
70 g unsalted butter

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6

45min

Preparation 15min

Baking/Cooking
7

easy

Preparation
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- Recipe is created for
  TM 5
  
  If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
  For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
  
  Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
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Cooking Dinner Lunch Gluten free Starter

Recipe's preparation

Soup

Place fennel into mixing bowl and chop 4 secs / speed 5. Remove from mixing bowl and set aside.

Place leeks and shallots into mixing bowl and chop 5 secs / speed 7.

Add butter, a little sea salt and olive oil and saute 4 mins / 120°C / speed 1.

Add fennel and stock to mixing bowl, placing simmering basket instead of measuring cup onto mixing bowl lid and cook 20 mins / 100°C / "Counter-clockwise operation" / speed 1.

Add cream to mixing bowl, insert measuring cup and blend 1 min / speed 4-8 increasing speed gradually

Garnish

Whilst soup is cooking, saute bacon in a frying pan over a medium heat until crispy. Add the sage leaves and 70g unsalted butter, then cook the butter untill it is nut brown and the sage is crisp.

To Serve

Divide the soup among four bowls, top with the bacon and sage and add a good grind of white pepper.

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Tip

Adding herbs is also a really nice thing to do to enhance the flavours of the soup.

A dash of Pernod would take this soup to another level.

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