Never thought I would be answering gardening questions on a bootie site.
Many do not know and many do not care but the fact is we need grass alongside trees they do the same job. No piss takes about being a tree hugger thank you. I hate seeing fields vanishing under concrete and bricks.
I was brought up on the land and earned me keep digging for victory, victory being pocket money. Meanwhile over in the Republic I am still at it. Won first prize for the broccolli this year[how sad am I ] if her indoors had harvested and cleaned of the garlic we would have won that as well. I was yomping over the hills at Glendalough.
Of course you will all require my famous Tomato Soup recipe will you not,far superior to that canned crap you buy.
Step 1:
You will need…
· 1 1â„3 kg tomatoes, chopped [app four medium sized tomatoes]
· 2 onions, chopped
· 3 garlic cloves, peeled
· 2 tbsp tomato puree
· 1 ltr chicken or vegetable stock
· 10 g butter
· 3 tbsp olive oil
· salt and pepper
· 1 wooden spoon
· 1 sieve
· 1 ladle
· 1 stick blender
· 1 large bowl
Step 2:
Melt the butter
Place a pan on a medium heat, add the oil and butter, stir well and allow to melt.
Step 3:
Fry the onions and garlic
Once melted add the onions and chopped garlic and stir. Sweat the onions until they have a little colour, stirring occasionally to prevent them from burning.
Step 4:
Cook the soup
Add the tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, stock, stir again and bring it to the boil. Once boiling, cover and turn the heat down to a simmer. Leave to cook for 30 minutes. Once cooked, remove from the heat.
Step 5:
Blend
Remove the lid and with your hand blender, pulse to blend the soup into a rough puree, taking care not to raise the stick blender out of the soup! Finally season with salt and pepper.
Step 6:
Sieve
Place the sieve over a large bowl and ladle the soup into the sieve. Using the back of the ladle, push the pulp down into the bowl below. Continue until all the soup has been sieved and transfer it back into the pan. Reheat if necessary.
Step 7:
Serve
Pour into soup bowls and add a dash of cream just before serving! Serve with some fresh crusty bread and enjoy!