500g/1lb 2oz (roughly 3) eating apples
1 large carrot (roughly 120g/4½oz), cut into roughly 1.5cm/½in slices
1 celeriac (roughly 750g/1lb 10oz), cut into roughly 2cm/¾in chunks
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 onions, chopped
small handful flat leaf parsley, leaves roughly torn
2 medium potatoes (roughly 250g/9oz), peeled and cut into roughly 2cm/¾in chunks
1 small bunch fresh thyme (3-4 sprigs)
1.3 litres/2¼ pints vegetable or chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube
1 bay leaf
flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp sunflower oil
50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú butter
4 tbsp crème fraîche
2 tbsp milk
4 rashers rindless smoked streaky bacon