Celeriac, pancetta & thyme soup

Celeriac, pancetta & thyme soup

Its appearance may be gnarly, but the soft white flesh of turnip-like celeriac is versatile, and perfect paired with salty pancetta

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Sizzle the pancetta for about 3 mins on each side until crisp, then remove to a plate and set aside. Melt the butter in the same pan, add the onion, bay leaf and thyme stalks, and cook for 10 mins until just starting to turn golden. Add the celeriac and cook for 2 mins more.
  2. Pour over the stock and simmer for 10 mins until the celeriac is soft. Stir in the cream and bring back to the boil. Fish out the bay and thyme stalks, then purée the soup until smooth. Stir through half the thyme leaves and ladle the soup into bowls. Serve topped with the crispy pancetta, the remaining thyme leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

PER SERVING

304 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 7g, sugar 6g, salt 1.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012.

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  • 15 October 2012

    Christine rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not a huge fan. Ate it but won't bother making it again.

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  • 20 October 2012

    Megansbinder rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this soup several times now and never changed any of the ingredients, its good enough as it is.

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  • 08 November 2012

    Janet rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good soup

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    08 December 2012

    AT rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really lovely tasty soup. I drizzled truffle oil on top to make it extra special and added little pinch of sea salt and lots of freshly ground pepper. Such a treat on a cold winter's day.

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  • 10 December 2012

    Sylv rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this soup tonight for the 1st and I absolutely loved it! Really comforting. Will definitely make it again.

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  • 24 December 2012

    susieone rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love celeriac, so I made this for lunch today. The soup has a very pleasant flavour, but not insipid. I used part creme fraiche and cream, and as suggested by AT, I drizzled truffle oil to serve. I added seasoning too, of course! I will make this again.

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  • 08 January 2013

    erington rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made this twice now and both times it's turned out really delicious, as with AT and Susieone I've added truffle oil. I used half fat crime fraiche as this is a good cream substitute for most recipes calling for cream.

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  • 22 April 2013

    Lisag rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made this several times now and it's lovely. I've used milk instead of cream. The whole family love it too. Great with homemade focaccia.

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  • 29 May 2013

    Tamarn500 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. First time that I have ever even cooked with celeriac and was pleasantly surprised. The addition of pancetta is gorgeous. Might try it with slightly less stock next time as I like my soups nice and thick but it was absolutely lovely. Will definitely make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • small splash olive oil , plus a drizzle to serve
  • 100g sliced pancetta
  • small knob butter
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • large bunch thyme , leaves picked and set aside
  • 1 celeriac , cut into chunks
  • 850ml fresh chicken stock
  • 100ml double cream
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PER SERVING

304 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 7g, sugar 6g, salt 1.6 g

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