Marrow and Roasted Garlic Soup

[Emma Jane]

All measurements approx to suit taste.

1 large bulb of garlic, seperated into cloves, root end cut off but not skinned.  Roasted in oven in a couple of tablespoons of oil for about 20 minutes.

1 large onion, chopped and sweated in a large saucepan in a tablespoon of oil (and optional butter)

2 Ib peeled and deseeded marrow, chopped roughly.

1 1/2 pints stock (I used veggie)

Add the marrow to the cooking onions and squeeze the roasted pulp out of the garlic.  I got fed up doing this and ended up just removing the peel and bunging the cloves in whole.  Cook for a couple of minutes, then add the liquid.  Bring to the boil and cook for about 20-30 minutes, depending how big your lumps of marrow.  Remove from heat, liquidize and/or pass thru a seive (optional).  Serve with a sprinkle of parsley and a swirl of cream!  YUMMMMMMY

(This soup gets better after a couple of days, as I think most soups do!) 

[toots]

Sounds very yummy! Toots.

[Emma Jane]

It really was, and the roasted garlic gave it a lovely smokey smooth garlic taste.  I have a marrow on the plot finally maturing, didn't know I had grown any, but when I checked the label, sure enough, it is a marrow, so I am planning to use it to make a big batch of soup to freeze to keep for the winter. 

[Jill]

New to R4A and A4A and this is the first recipe I've tried.  Absolutely delicious.  Many thanks EJ .

[toots]

Welcome Jill to R4A and it is good you enjoyed Emma's super recipe!



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[redclanger]

This was a fantastic soup Emma Jane - thanks for sharing it.  Finally registered with R4A so that I could reply on this thread.  Found the recipe through Google by the way.  I did vary it a little in that I added one potato and roasted all the ingredients together.  I also salted the marrow for about an hour.

[Multiveg]

I might have a go at this recipe with the pumpkins. Need some ideas! Useless when it comes to experimentation in the kitchen (unless you count Open University chemistry experiments carried out on top of the washing machine).

[paulmcelhoney]

I had no marrows left from this years crop, and so tried the recipe with butternut squash & double cream - incredible!!!