New Zealand Curried Lamb Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup flour
6 cups lamb stock (or chicken)
1/2 cup tart apple, diced
1/2 cup cooked long-grain rice
1 cup cooked lamb, diced (you may substitute chicken)
1/2 cup heavy cream (or coconut milk)
salt
pepper

Preparation

Melt butter in a large pot.
Add onion, celery and carrot.
Cook until the onion is translucent, 3-4 minutes.
Add garlic, thyme, curry powder, bay leaf, and flour.
Cook 3 minutes.
Slowly stir in stock.
Simmer for 25 minutes.
Add apples, rice and lamb.
Simmer for 20 minutes more.
Stir in cream, salt and pepper.
Serve hot.