If you've got a large garden marrow and are wondering what to do with it, this easy, healthy marrow soup is one of the best marrow recipes you can make. It uses a lot of marrow and is naturally creamy without cream. It also freezes beautifully and is ready in just 30 minutes.
1clove garlicpeeled and very finely chopped or minced
¼teaspoongrated nutmegor use ginger or curry powder
500gmarrowcut into 1.5 cm cubes
500ml vegetable or chicken stock fresh or use 1 stock cube plus 500 ml water
Instructions
Heat a large pan on a medium heat, and fry the onion in the olive oil and butter for 5 minutes. The onions will take on a lovely golden colour.
½ tbsp olive oil, 10 g butter, 1 onion
Add the garlic and spice and fry for another 2 minutes.
1 clove garlic, ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
Add the marrow and stock. If you are using a stock cube, just crumble it into the pan and add 500ml boiling water. Cover the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. After this time the marrow will be soft.
500 g marrow, 500 ml vegetable or chicken stock
Blitz the mixture in the pan with a hand blender until completely smooth. You could also use a blender or food processor if you prefer.
Notes
Use whichever spice you prefer:
¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 cm grated fresh ginger
¼ teaspoon dried ginger powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
Spices should be added at the same time as the garlic to develop maximum flavour.