Recipes
Our recipe section has a range of home-style cooking and meal ideas to use those delicious organic vegetables you have worked so hard to grow. Now time to reap the benefits!
You can of course, use our recipes as a guide and tweak them to suit your own tastes. They are in the main, written by somebody who loves food and doesn't measure anything so we hope you enjoy our 'rustic' take on the selection of dishes here. We have recipes by vegetable, fruit, nuts or herbs and soups, which are extremely versatile as well as some fabulous and inspiring Canning & Preserving recipes and information from our lovely friend at LoveJars - Rosie.
You can also submit your recipes and we will share them on our Growers' Recipes section!
Chicken Broth Soup
A comforting classic using up leftovers to warm the soul!
Ingredients
Everybody loves a tasty chicken soup, especially when we're feeling under the weather! Please feel free to adapt to your own tastes.
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, finely sliced or grated
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- Chicken stock/2 cubes
- 2-3lb cooked chicken, cut into thin strips/forked
- Handful of chopped fresh parsley/1 teaspoon ground parsley
- 1 teaspoon Thyme
- Seasoning
Please note that our recipes are an approximate guideline - Quantities along with ingredients are totally adaptable to suit personal taste, consistency and density as well as portion sizes.
Method
1 Melt the butter in a saucepan and heat gently to fry the onions, celery and carrots until they start to soften.
2. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add the chicken stock and bring the mixture to the boil, stirring continually.
4. Season with salt and pepper, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
5. Add the cooked chicken and cook until heated through. You may want to adjust the thickness of your soup with water (for thinner) or flour (for thicker). Stir in the parsley and any herbs you wish according to your taste.
6. Serve with a fresh hunk of bread and butter.
