Breville BSC300W manual Soups, Creamy tomato and lentil soup, Cajun kumera soup, Serves, 1minute

Soups

Creamy tomato and lentil soup

Serves 8-10

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 medium Spanish onions, peeled and sliced

4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

3 teaspoons minced chilli

6 cups / 11⁄2 litres tomato puree

6 cups / 11⁄2 litres beef stock 1⁄2 cup tomato paste

11⁄2 tablespoons brown sugar 11⁄2 cups / 300g red lentils 11⁄4 cups / 330ml cream

1⁄3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto, for serving

1.Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Cook onion over a medium heat until golden brown. Add garlic and chilli, cook for

1minute.

2.Place onion mixture in to the removable crockery bowl. Stir in tomato puree, stock, tomato paste, brown sugar and lentils.

3.Cover with lid and cook on Low setting 6-8 hours, Auto setting 5-7 hours or High setting 4 hours.

4.Stir in cream 1⁄2 hour before end of cooking. Replace lid and continue cooking.

5.Ladle soup into serving bowls and top each serve with

2teaspoons sun-dried tomato pesto. Serve hot with crusty bread.

Cajun kumera soup

Serves 8-10

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

8 bacon rashers, rind removed and chopped

2 large onions, sliced

1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seeds

4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2kg kumera, peeled and diced

8 cups / 2 litres chicken stock

1 x 300g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed Sour cream, for serving

1.Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Cook bacon and onion over a medium heat, until onion softens and is light golden brown. Add Cajun seasoning, fennel and garlic, cook for 1 minute.

2.Place kumera into the removable crockery bowl. Add bacon mixture and stock. Cover with lid and cook on Low setting 6-8 hours, Auto setting 5-7 hours or High setting 4 hours.

3.Stir the soup at 1 hour before the end of cooking and mash the kumera. Stir in the kidney beans. Replace the lid and continue cooking.

4.Ladle soup into serving bowls and top each serve with sour cream if desired. Serve hot.

Measurements used are Australian Standard Metric Cups and Spoons.

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