Ingredients

  • 4 ounces butter
  • 4 large red bell peppers, skins on,seeded and chopped
  • 2 large leeks, roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger (or equivalent fresh ginger)
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 large orange, zest of
  • 1 large orange, juice of
  • 1 pint strong chicken stock
  • 12 pint yoghurt (for cold soup) or 14 pint cream, for hot soup

Method

  • Soften the leeks and peppers in the butter in a large saucepan.
  • Add all the other ingredients except the yoghurt (or cream).
  • Simmer 30 minutes.
  • Cool and puree or blend.
  • Either stir in yoghurt and cool again, or heat and stir in cream.