Family Natters

If you are anaemic, want to be healthy or lose weight, this is the recipe for you.  It’s so tasty that James and I have been known to fight over the final helping.

Ingredients

• 2 bags or bunches of watercress

• 1 medium onion

• 2 chicken stock cubes

• 2 oz butter

• 1 tablespoon flour

• 1/4 pint milk

• optional cream to garnish

Method

• Chop the onion and sweat with 1 oz butter for 10 minutes

• Roughly chop the watercress, then add it to the pan and sweat for 5 minutes

• Turn the heat up a little and add the flour and remaining butter. Stir constantly.

• Make up and add 1 pint of hot chicken stock up using the 2 stock cubes. Continue to stir.

• Boil the milk and add slowly.

• Simmer for 20 – 25 minutes.

• Allow to cool then liquidize.

• If you wish, add a swirl of cream to serve.