I made this soup just before Christmas as I’d made a glazed gammon joint and therefore had lovely gammon stock and vegetables left over from it. I was also very aware that like most Brits I’d over bought on the sprout front and had a bag I needed to use up before the big day! Hence this soup just kind of evolved and I also managed to use up some bacon and cream that were going begging (Nigel Slater would be proud of me)! The result was absolutely delicious with the gammon and vegetables all marrying off beautifully and the bacon garnish was just perfect.
I will definitely be making this soup again and will use a ham stock cube in future if I don’t have fresh gammon stock.
I am entering this soup into Kate at Turquoise Lemons “No Waste Food Challenge” where the theme is Christmas leftovers.
So once you’ve fried any raw vegetable (if you’re using any) then you add your cooked vegetables and stock.
Then it’s just a case of simmering for 20 mins, liquidising and adding optional cream!
Then reheat and garnish with strips of bacon.
Now there must be some leftover bread I can sprinkle with water and reinvigorate in the oven!
- 2 tbsp Light olive oil
- 500g Sprouts, peeled & halved
- 2 Parsnips, chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic
- 2 Large carrots, chopped
- 2 Sticks celery, chopped
- 2 Onions, chopped
- 1.25 L / 2¼ pts Gammon stock (fresh if possible)
- Salt & Pepper
- 100 ml Cream (optional)
- Garnish:
- A few rashers of fried bacon cut into strips
- If making this soup from scratch soften your onions and garlic first in the oil for five minutes then add the chopped vegetables and fry for a few more minutes stirring frequently.
- If you have a mixture of fresh and leftover vegetables then fry the raw ones and garlic gently for a few minutes first then add the leftover ones along with the stock, season and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Liquidise the soup, add the cream if using and reheat to serve.
- Garnish with the bacon strips.
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Sarah, Maison Cupcake
29/12/2012 at 8:59 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Fantastlc lunch! I purposefully got my dad to peel extra veg so I had lots of leftovers for bubble and squeak and soup!!
Camilla
30/12/2012 at 9:28 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Exactly, we made Bubble & Squeak patties with cheese from Nigel Slater as my daughter had requested these after watching him make them on TV. From now on I’m always going to do extra veg as leftovers have such a lovely rich flavour and if you have homemade stock too it’s such a treat when making soup!
Karen
31/12/2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I am a REAL soup dragon and this looks amazing Camilla! I just popped over to wish you a very happy New Year! Love Karen xxxx
Camilla
31/12/2012 at 9:53 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Karen, it’s well worth a try! Happy New Year to you and your family! Love Camilla xxxx
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
02/01/2013 at 3:07 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A perfect soup for Winter Camilla! Love the wee bacon garnish on top! What a treat.
Camilla
02/01/2013 at 9:12 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Jacqueline, this soup really is tastier using leftovers or if using fresh ingredients it’s tastier the second day!
Kate - Turquoise Lemons
02/01/2013 at 8:44 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This soup looks seriously hearty and sounds fab with the gammon stock and sprinkling of bacon. Thank you so much for joining in the No Waste Food Challenge.
Camilla
02/01/2013 at 8:47 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Kate a pleasure, it was going to be sprout soup but turned out far better than I imagined:-)
Laura Loves Cakes
13/01/2013 at 7:30 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks delicious and warming…and it’s a great way to use up leftovers! I’ve seen a few winter soups around this week…and I think we might need them if the weather forecast is to be believed!
Camilla
13/01/2013 at 7:58 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I’ve never made soup from Gammon Stock before and using the veg that were cooked with the gammon made it so extra tasty:-) Hence I bought another gammon joint today as it’s much cheaper than buying packs of ham too! Thanks for dropping by:-)