Introducing Matt! A chef with 18 years’ experience. Matt has worked all over the country as a Ginger Relief Chef, as well as previously working in Portugal, Greece and Malta! He has vast catering experience, including well known events such as Chester and Cheltenham races, with the highlight of his career seeing him cook for the Royal Family. We can’t wait to try Matt’s Recipe… a winter warmer Christmas soup.

 

Winter Warmer Christmassy Soup

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 3 Parsnips peeled rough chopped
  • 1 butternut squash peeled and diced
  • 2 medium sized potatoes
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • Optional : Chilli, Curry Powder, Cranberries

 

Preparation

  1. In a pan fry off 1 chopped onion, 3 parsnips, and 1 butternut squash, 2 potatoes peeled and chopped all similar sizes so that they cook even
  2. Combine the ingredients and when the vegetables start getting colour on them and soft cover with the vegetables stock until all the vegetables are cooked and soft
  3. check for seasoning and garnish your soup with dried cranberries and a drizzle of cream
  4. You can add chillies or curry powder for a different spin on the same soup if you want!