Tomm Parr 30 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) Nettle and wild garlic soup Wild garlic is also called Ramsons pan - butter, chopped bacon or lardons. Fry until bacon crispy. Add chopped onions, celery, leek (optional), celeriac (optional). Fry for 10m until soft. Add half a carrier bagful of chopped wild garlic (leaves, stems, flowers, forget the bulbs), fry for 2m until wilted. Add some chicken stock and half a carrier bagful of nettles (young plants are better, if older use the just the top few inches). Bring to boil and simmer for 10m. (or bake in a low oven for 30m) Add some grated nutmeg and purée the lot using a hand blender. Season with salt and pepper, then serve with a few ramsons flowers and a swirl of cream atop. *You can leave out the nettles and double the amount of wild garlic - makes wild garlic soup instead. *You can replace the wild garlic with a few garlic cloves - makes Nettle soup instead. I prefer the mix of the two though. Hope you do too..... If you are feeling fancy, add some fresh oysters or clams a minute before cooking is done. Edited April 25, 2011 by Tomm Parr 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nrat 8 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 sounds good, with some nice crusty bread and a pint of cider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boysie 12 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Never seen a nettle recipe that's made me want to try it out until reading that, cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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