Servings: Four Preparation Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 45 Minutes Cost: Low
Utensils Needed: Cooking Method:
Wooden Spoon Boil/Stew
Saucepan
Ingredients:
3 Carrots
1 Turnips
1 Parsnip
1-2 Leeks
1 Onion
8 Mushrooms
3 Tomatoes/tin of tomatoes
1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
2oz/50g Flour
¼ pt/150ml low-fat milk
pinch of salt if desired
pepper
1 low salt stock cube
1pt/575ml of boiling water
Method:
- Wash, peel and dice carrots, turnips and parsnips. Wash and chop leeks, chop onion and slice mushrooms. Skin and chop tomatoes.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, and gently fry onion and mushrooms.
- Add carrots, turnips, parsnips and leeks and fry gently.
- Stir in the flour to absorb fat, gradually stir in the milk.
- Dissolve the stock cube in a 1pt /575ml of boiling water. Add stock and bring to boil, stirring continuously.
- Add tomatoes, pepper and a pinch of salt if desired.
- Cover saucepan and simmer gently for about 45 minutes.
Handy Hints
Not all vegetables here need to be used. Select according to availability, choice and cost.
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