Auld Alliance Soup

• soups
• starters
• winter

Cooking

15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1lb of Chopped Carrots
• 1 Chopped Onion
• 2 Sticks Chopped Celery
• 2 ozs. Bacon De-rinded and Chopped
• 2 Tablespoons of Oil
• 1 oz. Butter
• 1 ½ Pints Chicken Stock (2 Cubes)
• 1 Bouquet Garni
• 1 Pinch Mace
• 2 Tablespoons Drambuie
• 2 Teaspoons Honey
• ¼ Pint Milk
• ¼ Pint Single Cream
• Chopped Parsley

Method

1. Melt butter and oil in large pan, add onion, bacon, celery and carrots. Sweat for about 10 minutes.
2. Add stock, mace, garni and seasoning, simmer covered until carrots are soft, cool and liquidise.
3. Return to pan and add milk, Drambuie and cream. Heat to taste but do not boil. Check for seasoning and serve with chopped parseley.