Cream of Celeriac Soup

A luxurious winter soup featuring blended celeriac, cream, and butter, topped with crispy pancetta, golden croutons, and julienned celeriac.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 716.1 kcals 2864.5 kcals
Carbohydrates 16.3 grams 65.2 grams
Fat 67.1 grams 268.4 grams
Protein 13.2 grams 52.8 grams
Cook Time
25 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy
25
g
Butter
for softening vegetables
50
g
Butter
to be whisked in at the end
200
ml
Double Cream
for the soup
25
g
Butter
garnish frying
2
tbsp
Double Cream
to finish
GrainsCereals
1
slice
White Bread
cut into 1cm dice
Liquids
Meat
50
g
Streaky Bacon
cut into small pieces
4
rashers
Pancetta
garnish
NutsSeeds
2
cloves
Garlic
finely chopped
2
sprigs
Thyme
leaves picked
1
pinch
1
pinch
OilsFats
1
tbsp
Olive Oil
garnish frying
2
tbsp
Vegetables
1
unit
Onion
finely chopped
1
unit
Leek
white part only, finely chopped
1
stick
Celery
finely chopped
700
g
Celeriac
peeled and cut into small cubes
50
g
Celeriac
peeled and finely julienned for garnish

Steps

  • Heat a large pan, add 25g butter, onion, and bacon, and fry for two minutes.
  • Add garlic, leek, celery, and thyme, and fry for one minute.
  • Add chopped celeriac and stock, bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes until tender.
  • Blend the soup to a fine purée and return it to the pan.
  • Whisk in the double cream and the remaining 50g of butter.
  • Season with salt and white pepper.
  • Fry pancetta until crisp and set aside.
  • Heat half the remaining butter and olive oil, then stir-fry julienned celeriac for 2 minutes.
  • Fry bread cubes in the remaining butter until golden-brown and season with salt and pepper.
  • Ladle soup over julienned celeriac and top with pancetta, croutons, olive oil, and cream.