This thick and chunky bacon and sweetcorn soup has a lovely smoky flavour to it and will satisfy hungry mouths.
Ingredients
- 250g (9oz) unsmoked bacon chops, trimmed of all fat and cut into small pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 375g (13oz) potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 800ml (28 floz) hot chicken stock
- 326g (11 1/2oz) tinned sweetcorn, drained
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a saucepan and cook the bacon for 4 mins, remove and set aside. Add another tbsp of oil, add the onion and cook until soft. Add the potato and stock.
- Cover and simmer for 15 mins.
- Remove half the mix and set aside with the bacon. Purée rest of the potato and onion with the stock and half the sweetcorn in a processor. Season with pepper and return to the pan, add the bacon mix and sweetcorn, heat through and serve.
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