25g butter
2 large onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 teasp. fresh thyme leaves
150ml dry Irish cider
450g potatoes, peeled and chopped
900ml chicken or vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
4 tablesp. cream
1 apple, peeled and cut into matchsticks
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sourdough baguette goats’ cheese & scallion toasts, to serve (optional)
25g butter
2 large onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 teasp. fresh thyme leaves
150ml dry Irish cider
450g potatoes, peeled and chopped
900ml chicken or vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
4 tablesp. cream
1 apple, peeled and cut into matchsticks
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sourdough baguette goats’ cheese & scallion toasts, to serve (optional)
Heat a pan over a medium heat and then add the butter. Once it is foaming, tip in the onions and season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes until well softened and lightly golden. Stir in the garlic and thyme and sauté for another minute.
Pour the cider into the onion mixture and allow to bubble down, stirring with a wooden spoon to remove any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the potatoes and then pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
Blitz the soup until smooth using a hand-held stick blender and season to taste. Ladle into warmed bowls and garnish with the apple matchsticks. Arrange the goats’ cheese & scallion toasts alongside to serve.
Heat a pan over a medium heat and then add the butter. Once it is foaming, tip in the onions and season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes until well softened and lightly golden. Stir in the garlic and thyme and sauté for another minute.
Pour the cider into the onion mixture and allow to bubble down, stirring with a wooden spoon to remove any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the potatoes and then pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
Blitz the soup until smooth using a hand-held stick blender and season to taste. Ladle into warmed bowls and garnish with the apple matchsticks. Arrange the goats’ cheese & scallion toasts alongside to serve.
