Celery Soup Trafalgar

Ingredients

• 1 head fresh celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 10 fluid ounces low sodium vegetable broth
• 20 fluid ounces milk
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/2 ounce unsalted butter
• 10 fluid ounces table cream
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg

Directions

1. 1

   Put the celery into a large saucepan with the onion and vegetable stock.

2. 2

   Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the milk, bring back to the boil and then simmer until it is tender, for about 40-60 minutes.

4. 4

   Take it off the heat, cool a little, then sieve or liquidize until it is very smooth.

5. 5

   Blend the flour and the butter into a firm paste.

6. 6

   Return the soup to the heat and drop small pieces of the butter paste into it, stirring all the time.

7. 7

   Simmer gently until the soup has thickened slightly.

8. 8

   Remove from the heat and add the cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

9. 9

   Reheat gently but do not boil.