Celery Soup

Ingredients

• 2 heads celery
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1 large potato, peeled and grated
• salt and pepper
• 4 ounces heavy cream, to serve
• crouton, to serve

Directions

1. 1

   Wash and cut up the celery.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in a large sauce pan and saute the celery for about 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the stock, grated potato and seasoning and simmer until celery is tender.

4. 4

   Press through a sieve (or larger holed colander) and return to the pan.

5. 5

   Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

6. 6

   Simmer for 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Serve with a drizzle of cream and croutons.

8. 8

   NOTE: white pepper may be used if you don't want to see the black speckles from black pepper.