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Turnip Soup with Shrimp

500 g turnips
3 cloves garlic
50 g. rice
3/4 litre skim milk
1/2 teaspoon thyme
salt, freshly ground pepper
100 g peeled Dutch shrimp**, see note.
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Peel and slice the turnips. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Wash the rice, bring the milk to a boil, add the rice and heat 10 minutes on low heat. Add the turnips, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme and simmer 30 minutes. Puree the soup in a food processor and stir in the butter. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary. Add the shrimp and heat through. Serve the soup immediately, garnished with parsley.

** Shrimp from Stellendam.
Stellendam is the fishing port for Dutch Shrimp. It is the nicest of the small to medium sized shrimp. Most are shipped off to Belgium where they are sold under the name of Belgian Grey shrimp. Shrimp is caught all year round, the largest supply however is between June and December. Experts claim the best shrimp are caught from the end of summer till November. When peeling shrimp, 500 g with shell is need to make 150 g peeled shrimp.