Sour Dough Starter |
Close up showing bubbles of carbon dioxide |
Unfortunately I actually had some work to get on with today, so this was put in the fridge until tomorrow when I will make my first attempt at a sour dough loaf.
I also made up another batch of tomato soup in a free hour I found in the early afternoon. We're really pleased with the results, so I've jotted down the recipe for future reference.
1 lb, 8 oz ripe plum tomatoes, quartered
10 fluid oz chicken stock
1 medium potato, finely diced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1-2 tsp dried basil
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
salt and black pepper
1. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan
2. Add the onions and potato and cook on a low heat for 10-15 minutes until they are softened
3. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes
4. Add the stock, garlic, basil and seasoning
5. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes
6. Liquidise with your weapon of choice**
7. Add a healthy glug of single cream and serve
These quantities will make a couple of pints of soup. I actually tripled the quantities and ended up with nearly four litres.
Well, that's about it for today.
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* Mind you, it's a few evolutionary stages beyond some of the people I've seen in the media recently.** You can freeze the soup at this point in the recipe
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