Wild Garlic and Nettle Soup

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[@riffhurricane]

I've had nettle soup before but found the recipe a bit 'green' for me. The wild garlic, spuds & celery would balance it out quite nice nicely though. I think id'd go for a decent bit of butter in there along with parley & a good dose of pepper & nutmeg. Love it that you put these recipes up - there's no point in being able to forage if you don't know what to do with it afterwards. Cheers!

[@colinyoung3685]

I make a vegan version with coconut milk and lemongrass using porcini stock, might be more to your taste. I personally love using cream and chicken bone broth but the family contains vegans so I generally opt for the former.

[@riffhurricane]

@@colinyoung3685 Wow that really sounds good! My wife is a vegan so I'm in much the same boat. Much appreciated, cheers.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes I add mushroom stock too if I have any dried mushrooms left over from autumn 😋

[@susana.esteves]

I'm a vegan and a forager and I find this recipe really cool!! definitely gonna try :D

[@80PercentScottish]

I like putting homemade oat milk in soup - ramps up the creaminess. And seeing all the nettles shoot up in my garden has me getting ready some good soup!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one 😁

[@Matt-es1wn]

This looks bloody delicious

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

You can taste it doing you good. I put onions and carrots in too. Thank you for sharing.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

True you can pretty much feel the nutrients doing their work 😁

[@Noingoldmells-holidays]

Made some today. It was delicious. I love you videos. I feel very inspired by them. Thanks

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

That’s great thank you 😊

[@QwinnieLu56]

Still impressed at your grasping nettles with no gloves. I tried picking a few from underneath like you advised in another video. Still stung my thumb! 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes it still happens sometimes but I think you build up a tolerance :)

[@sianwilliams-ct2nx]

Thanks for sharing this lovely meal idea. Simple is best. ☀️

[@HelenofHersham]

Love your content and always look forward to your videos. Many thanks! ❤

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks Helen :)🌱

[@wolfenstein6676]

Thanks for the recipe, Mr. Bushcraft Masterchef :) . Definitely one to try out :) .

[@mango1325]

❤Thank you for a lovely recipe absolutely delicious

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😊🌱

[@daveyjones18]

I make a nettle soup with a milk based stock, which is really tasty. But I will definitely try this recipe for times when milk might be in short supply 👍

[@sixtysecondsofstephens2386]

Thanks for the recipe, going to give that a go in half term with our daughter.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Enjoy 😁

[@shapiemau2244]

Thank you Lewis, I certainly will be making this today!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome. Enjoy 😁

[@shapiemau2244]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS I did make that soup and it was superb. Very creamy in taste even though I did not add cream. I added normal garlic as I am still unsure of wild garlic. I also ate some cows parsley which was adequately described by yourself. I double checked on the Fools Parsley that you also deliberate on your website. Thank you again Lewis, I am learning a lot from your channel/website!

[@vivienwade4378]

I fancy this with cream added 😋

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes it’s nice with cream 😋

[@graemedevine9651]

Thanks for the reminder Lewis, I made this last year and it was amazing, if only people knew.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks Graeme. Yes I love it, eat it for lunch most days this time of year :)

[@colinyoung3685]

Ramson + nettles + sorrel + roasted chestnuts + acorn oil = my favourite wild pesto

[@0MochiBear0]

Oooh acorn oil? How do you make that?

[@blackpirate2749]

Souper awesome

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@briantyler689]

Nettles also make delicious Beer and Wine.

[@ketishadale3433]

Thank you so much for this idea for a meal. I just made it in my soup maker... It's so tasty! I made mine a bit thin (not enough potato) but will definitely be making it again. 💖

[@st0rmworm]

My partner and I made this last night it was soooo delicious! We added the little garlic flowers as pops of flavour as a garnish. Thanks for the recipe we will definitely be making again!!!!!! :-) X

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I like to use this as a base recipe and add other things to it. A mushroom stock from any dried mushrooms left over is a great addition

[@northernwarrior7177]

Excellent video, I have a friend visiting this weekend, I shall impress her with a foraged lunch that we’ll make after a decent walk 👍🏼😆

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one. How did the foraged lunch go?

[@northernwarrior7177]

It went brilliantly! It was so delicious and as my friend Jo is vegan she was well impressed, thank you 🙏😁

[@northernwarrior7177]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS whoops added reply to my own thread without your prefix lol! ...

[@christinehodge3608]

Lovely recipegoing to try thix ,thank you for sharing

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Enjoy 😁🌱

[@aabbushcraft]

Love wild garlic and nettles 👍 my favourite is deep fried nettle crisps 😋

[@dasja9966]

Might wanna make those crisps. Can you post a recipe? Not clear if you fry 'm green or tempura style.

[@aabbushcraft]

@@dasja9966 I am doing a video on my channel next week, I’ll post recipe in the notes 👍

[@dasja9966]

@@aabbushcraft Gonna watch that vid. Thanks! Just watched your bee video. Bees swarm when their colony is getting too big for the hive. They breed new queens, split up the colony and start a new hive somewere else. If a swarm lands in an unconvenient place you can always call your local beekeepers club. They love a free swarm and are happy to remove the bees for you.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes nettle crisps are lovely. I also like Ray Mears’ way of just holding a stem of nettles over an open fire and crisping them up 😋

[@ruthsmith2367]

Yummy Lewis. Not tried nettles yet, but will do this year 😊

[@ElvirasTarot]

Great recipe, thanks 🥳

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁

[@natureisallpowerful]

Looks lovely that mate,I'm gonna make some 😊

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@mickdundee7604]

Ace video mate simple to tje point nice one brother

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[@alex_n8863]

I fancy giving that a go, thanks! 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁

[@BillboBirsay]

Interesting! The wild garlic is getting there where i am. Not sure if this is countrywide but not a great year for wild garlic in my woodland gathering spot

[@natureisallpowerful]

I'm in north Yorkshire and it's out in full

[@colinyoung3685]

​@@natureisallpowerful South Yorkshire too!

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks for the inspiration, this looks great! I have cooked with wild garlic I foraged myself before (incorporated it into a lasagne, maybe not the ideal way to use it but I enjoyed it!), but have to admit still being a bit apprehensive about the nettles! More that I'll get stung when picking them rather than any concern about the eating part.

[@dasja9966]

If you're worried about getting stung by nettles you can try wearing rubber kitchen gloves while picking and cleaning. Works like a charm. Getting stung by nettles does have health benefits though. It can help with artritis and inflammatory joint pain, both preventative and to reduce inflammation and pain.

[@colinyoung3685]

With due care stings should be entirely avoidable, I just accept that they come with the territory and make little effort to protect my skin. They can help improve your pain tolerance without risk of serious damage.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊. Yes as above wearing gloves makes it far quicker and easier. But you build up a tolerance to the sting

[@janakain5354]

In wet countries nettles should be compulsory .. because they're anti- arthritic, read in book a dog couldn't walk any longer due to joint damage from arthritis and after 3 weeks of eating/ drinking nettle recipes, dog could walk again😀

[@janakain5354]

I picked them for years with bare hands... to desensitise

[@Richard.357]

Yummy 😋

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

That's funny Lewis. I got a big bucket of wild Garlic and another bucket of young nettles. I use the nettles like spinach and for tea. The garlic as salad leaves. Have you covered Comfrey in any of your videos. I can't find it anywhere. I want to make a paste for my joints and bones

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I haven’t filmed comfrey yet but I’ll try to include it soon :)

[@blueotter5990]

If you want to keep it vegan you can use cream of coconut, olive or other oils or non-animal spreads for added creaminess - you don't have to "just leave it out".

[@dasja9966]

So true! I think cashew/almond butter or sunflower/hempseed/pumpkinseed butter would be nice too. Adds a lot nutritional value too, along with increased creaminess.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yeah sure I suppose I should have said that. You can add all sorts. I also like adding mushroom stock if I have dried mushrooms left over 😋

[@Hats.game87]

im going to try this i normally just have it in tea

[@user-iu1jf4hp7g]

New subscriber here thank you for this video

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks 😁

[@teresacullen6331]

💚🍀💛

[@stevehead365]

At 1:33, is that an arum lily leaf in the wild garlic pile? It looks suspiciously double pointed. I'll try your recipe soon, I checked the local garlic patch about a week ago and not a trace, it's been cold in North Oxfordshire, my cabbage tree is suffering.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Hey Steve definitely no arums, I checked each leaf. I think I see where you’re looking, if you look carefully it’s actually two overlapping wild garlic leaves. It looks like it’s two lobes, also the ends of the leaves are sharply pointed whereas arums would have rounded lobes

[@Spyhook]

Its just turned August and I have Nettles everywhere - you man I can't make a soup wit them?

[@annoyinghermit]

dope

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[@aquariuslove5709]

I think one could enhance the umami flavour of the soup by adding mushroom ketchup or dried seaweed.

[@dasja9966]

Miso paste or mushroom soy sauce might be nice too.

[@lucyinthesky9479]

This looks great, but how are you touching the nettles without being stung?!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Grasping the nettles firmly ‘usually’ stops you from being stung haha. Also when I’m cooking with them, they were picked the previous day so the stinging hairs have mostly wilted. I got slightly stung but I think I’m mostly immune to it now :)

[@TheMercian01]

Love that you don't use exact measurements...i tell people it's a recipe not a prescription I am making it now and in a nother pot I am trying to make dandelion Honey

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊. How did they turn out?

[@TheMercian01]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS the Ramson soup was fantastic, wife even like it so musthave been good. The Dandelion Honey is fantastic too

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

What type of tatos are those that u can eat the dirty poo fertiliser skin?

[@Vjokes123]

Was that above 3? 😡