Well, here I am with my chums At Flores in the Azores.I'd like to be able to give you (and me!) an update, from afar, on the building work back home but when I emailed BB to ask how things were progressing (and to tell him that my lost luggage had turned up) I received the following chatty missive: "roof good. velux bad." Four words, leaving me to assume that there are problems putting the roof windows in. On vera.
My hosts are fellow foodies and it makes a nice change having someone else do all the (fabulous) cooking. Yesterday we gathered watercress from the riverbank and made Delia's watercress soup, which we all agreed was in our top 5 soup hits.
IngredientsServes 6-8
8 oz/225 g watercress, de-stalked (reserve a few leaves for garnishing)
4 oz/110 g butter
white parts of 5 leeks, chopped
4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 pints/1.75 litres stock made with vegetable bouillon powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the leeks, potato and watercress. Stir around to coat with the butter.
2. Add some salt, cover with a lid and leave the vegetables to sweat for about 20 minutes.
3. Add the stock, bring to simmering point and simmer, covered, for about 15-20 minutes. Leave to cool and liquidise.
4. To serve, reheat and garnish with some watercress leaves.
3 comments:
Am glad to know you found wild watercress during your visit -- although somehow I suspect my impoverished ancestors on the west coast of Flores didn't have leeks ;-) Soup sounds especially appetizing on these brisk autumn days here in the northeast US. Tell me, what are the daily max/min temperatures like in the Azores now? Hope you're having fun relaxing and soaking up the Azorean scenery and atmosphere. Best regards from me to your hosts!
Kathie, Yes having a great time with my hosts thanks. The daily temp varies between 67 and 72 degrees F. Mild but raining a lot.
I wish I could have jumped in your suitcase :)
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