Fungus
Jul 13th, 2008, 06:15 PM
Nothing really specific about the recipe but this is how I did it;
Pick new nettle leaves with gloves - not the older ones, and collect a good large bowlful ..
Drench them in water for a while then drain the water away, this gets rid of the stings so they're ok to handle ..
For the actual cooking;
Melt a good lump of margarine into a pan, then chop up a small onion and fry until soft, then add a small potato chopped up into small bits ..
Once that's all soft, add the nettles in, letting them soften up for a couple minutes ..
Then add a cup or two of vegetable stock, and slowly add that in, while adding 2 tablespoons of flour slowly to thicken out, soy milk can also be added..
Simmer for 5-10 minutes then blend up into a smooth liquid.. then serve
:)
Makes 2-3 bowls of soup .. amounts can be adjusted pretty easily though.
Just did it today and it tastes great, nettles are supposedly a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc, Vitamin A/B/C/D/K, protein too ..
Pick new nettle leaves with gloves - not the older ones, and collect a good large bowlful ..
Drench them in water for a while then drain the water away, this gets rid of the stings so they're ok to handle ..
For the actual cooking;
Melt a good lump of margarine into a pan, then chop up a small onion and fry until soft, then add a small potato chopped up into small bits ..
Once that's all soft, add the nettles in, letting them soften up for a couple minutes ..
Then add a cup or two of vegetable stock, and slowly add that in, while adding 2 tablespoons of flour slowly to thicken out, soy milk can also be added..
Simmer for 5-10 minutes then blend up into a smooth liquid.. then serve
:)
Makes 2-3 bowls of soup .. amounts can be adjusted pretty easily though.
Just did it today and it tastes great, nettles are supposedly a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc, Vitamin A/B/C/D/K, protein too ..