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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal304
  • fat24g
  • saturates13g
  • carbs9g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre7g
  • protein14g
  • salt1.6g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large pan. Sizzle the pancetta for about 3 mins on each side until crisp, then remove to a plate and set aside. Melt the butter in the same pan, add the onion, bay leaf and thyme stalks, and cook for 10 mins until just starting to turn golden. Add the celeriac and cook for 2 mins more.

  • step 2

    Pour over the stock and simmer for 10 mins until the celeriac is soft. Stir in the cream and bring back to the boil. Fish out the bay and thyme stalks, then purée the soup until smooth. Stir through half the thyme leaves and ladle the soup into bowls. Serve topped with the crispy pancetta, the remaining thyme leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012

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hrgoddess avatar

hrgoddess

Although this soup has a lovely flavour, it took about an hour for the chunks of celeriac to become soft. If I make it again, I will definitely chop the celeriac very fine.

loft4087679

tip

Tasty, mild soup. A sort of comforting dish you would like to eat when you've got cold. I used much less pancetta (about 40g) and rosemary instead of thyme. I'll be making it again during winter months.

Marjewatt

This is the tastiest soup I’ve ever made. Celeriac is east to peel and cut. I used smoked and spiced pancetta which came in a block which sliced easily before frying. Made 4 large bowls. It was quite thick after puréing, even with slightly more water. Tasted salty ( salty pancetta) and didnt add any…

angelabarwell

question

Can this be frozen

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you certainly freeze this. Just reheat until piping hot and give it a good stir. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

KatiePeter

Lovely flavour and easy to make. Next time I think I will use less stock as it turned out a bit runnier than I expected

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