The Dismissed Microphone Soup

Ingredients

• 2 liters chicken broth
• 3 large carrots
• 4 eggs
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 leek
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh parsley, for garnish

Method

1. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large pot.
2. Roughly chop 2 carrots, celery, leek, and onion. Add to the broth with bay leaf and garlic. Simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, hard-boil the eggs (10 minutes), cool and peel them.
4. Cut the remaining carrot into 4 equal pieces and slice a thin base off each so they stand as ‘microphone stands’.
5. Halve the eggs. Place cut side up.
6. Strain the broth and season with salt and pepper.
7. On each plate, place a carrot piece at the edge, top with a halved egg as a microphone. Ladle broth around it.
8. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Serving notes

• Serve with crusty bread for an extra sharp bite.
• Sprinkle extra parsley over the egg for a ‘newsworthy’ effect.