A one pot Scottish soup recipe has taken social media by storm.
Keeping warm this winter is much nicer with quality food – and that’s exactly what this recipe offers. The Scottish lentil soup was described by TikTok user @melfyx as “just like my granny used to make”, giving the dish an added layer of home comfort.
It could not be easier to make either, with ingredients for the dish made up of a ham hock as well as carrots, leeks, onion, stock and a turnip (as shown in the TikTok video below).
The TikTok user starts by putting the ham hock into a pan, covering with water and bringing to a boil. While that’s simmering, she prepares the veg. The ham hock needs several hours to “simmer away”, she said.
She peels and slices the carrots and turnip in the meantime, with the cook revealing: “I find the easiest and quickest way to do this is using a vegetable chopper.” She then dices the onion and slices the leeks.
The next step is putting together all the ingredients, and there is a key time to do so, with @melfyx revealing: “When your ham hock is finished cooking remove that from the pot and skim off any of the foam. There’s no need to soak your lentils, just give them a rinse and then add them into your ham stock.”
Next, she adds the carrots and turnip along with a vegetable stock pot, and lets the mixture simmer for 20 minutes. Onions and leek are then added, and the ham hock is diced while these ingredients come together in the pot.
For those wanting a thinner soup, you can then blend the whole pot. But for those wanting a thicker texture to their dish, follow along with @melfyx’s suggestion and blend just half of the pot.
She said: “I like to leave mine a little bit chunky so I only blend about half of this, and once you’ve done that you can add your ham hock.” Adding salt and pepper at this point is a matter of preference.
The TikTok chef then revealed how best to store the soup. She said it was an “absolute game changer” to use sandwich bags, which are perfect for freezing without taking up too much space.