Southern-style mac ‘n’ cheese
Round out this cheesy pasta classic with roasted sweet potato, a staple food in the southern US states, and turn up the temperature with a pinch of cayenne
Leek, fennel & potato soup with cashel blue cheese
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6
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- 2 heads fennel
- 3 large leekstrimmed, washed and finely sliced
- 60g butter
- 1 large potatopeeled and diced
- 900ml chicken stockor water
- 1 garlic clovesliced
- 100ml double cream
- 50g walnutstoasted
- 75g Cashel Blue cheesecrumbled
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal305
- fat23g
- saturates14g
- carbs11g
- sugars4g
- fibre6g
- protein11g
- salt0.9g
Method
step 1
Quarter the fennel and discard the tough outer leaves and the hard core from each piece. Slice the rest of the flesh, including any little fronds.
step 2
Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the fennel, leeks and potato. Cook over a medium heat for about 5 mins, turning the vegetables over in the butter. The vegetables shouldn’t colour. Add a splash of water, cover the pan and cook the vegetables for 20 mins, stirring every so often. Add the stock or water and garlic, season, bring to the boil, then turn the heat down low and cover the pan with a lid or foil.
step 3
Cook for about 10-15 mins, until everything is completely tender. Stir in the cream and leave to cool. Purée in a blender until completely smooth. Check the seasoning and return the mixture to the saucepan – you can reheat it quickly just before serving. Ladle into bowls and scatter each one with the walnuts and cheese.
