New Zealand Curried Lamb Soup

• 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

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

butter, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, fresh thyme, curry powder, bay leaf, flour, lamb stock, tart apple, rice, heavy cream, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-zealand-curried-lamb-soup-477938 (may not work)