Broich Nettle Soup

"This is a delicious summer dish, very simple to make. You can substitute with sorrel if you don't want to deal with the stinging nettles."

Submitted by: Patrick Richard Stanley-Baker, owner of property 492392 in Devon, UK.

Ingredients:

Nettles
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
50g butter
Vegetable stock
Cream to garnish

How to cook this dish:

1. Using a pair of leather gloves cut or tear the top leaves off as many nettles as you can tackle.

2. Cook an onion and a clove of garlic in some butter.

3. Wash the nettles (using heavy rubber gloves); shake them dry and add them to the transparent onion.

4. Soften the nettles and put it all in the blender with enough seasoned stock (cubes if necessary) to make a fairly thick soup.

5. Serve with some cream on top.

Property 492392 is an imposing four-bedroom Georgian country house with private gardens and woodland walks, as well as a tennis court. There is a large, elegant drawing room with French doors leading onto the garden, as well as a fully equipped modern kitchen with induction hob, American ice-maker, granite counter tops and breakfast table. Only a five minute walk from the house, salmon, sea trout and brown trout fly fishing is available for guests on the picturesque private beat of the River Torridge.