Take 3 ladlefuls of the cooked soup (around 450g/1lb) and transfer to a large bowl or jug. Using a stick blender, blitz to a purée then return to the slow cooker pot and mix thoroughly to thicken ...
Forget all the faff of cooking all the separate parts of a lasagne and assembling them for the oven - instead, whack all the ingredients in one pot to make this cosy lasagne soup. What's more ...
Carefully remove the pot from the slow cooker and use a hand-held blender to blitz the soup until smooth – watch out for splashes. Stir in enough milk to reach your preferred consistency (see Tips).
A traditional Scottish soup recipe has become a sensation on social ... @melfyx advises: "When your ham hock is finished cooking remove that from the pot and skim off any of the foam.