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Spare veg - for bloke!

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mrbadexample
mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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I've got quite a bit of veg left from my beef bourguignon:

Most of a head of celery
5 shallots
2 large onions
4 large chestnut mushrooms
a few new potatoes
half a cauliflower

Now I only bought this lot for the BB, but I don't want to waste it. I need some ideas...all I can think of is soup, but I've never heard of celery cauliflower mushroom potato soup. :o Would it all go together ok? :confused:
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  • lamplady
    lamplady Posts: 63 Forumite
    I think it would make a great soup. Sweat the celery, onions and shallots with a bit of garlic, boil or steam your cauli florets for about 10 minutes and then add to the onion mix with herbs or a little mustard powder. In a separate pan make a cheese sauce (packet or homemade), then add it to the cauli and onion mix and blitz with a blender. Add milk and warm through until it's as thick as you'd like it. Cook the new potatoes in the oven and have as a side dish of mini jacket potatoes :)
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Thanks. :T

    And the mushrooms? Can they go in too? I'm not allowed any waste or you lot'll shoot me! :p

    And I'm not sure about the cheese sauce...can I do it with vegetable stock? :confused:
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  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    It would all make a great soup with a bit of veggie stock.

    Failing that - fry the shallots and an onion, add the celery and mushrooms - add a splash of wine or stock - thicken down with corn flour, serve with sauted new pots and steamed cauli.
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  • organic_wanabe
    organic_wanabe Posts: 808 Forumite
    If you have carrots/eggs/milk then you could make two dishes:

    Delia's "Braised Celery" with the celery/carrots/onion/seasoning (and some chicken stock - from a cube if you don't have some home-made). Freezes well and would go with your next chicken, etc.

    Fritatta - egg/cauli/pots/mushrooms/shallots/milk/seasoning (plus a little grated cheese sprinkled over the top for the last 10 minutes or so).
  • lamplady
    lamplady Posts: 63 Forumite
    I'd fry the mushrooms in some garlic and put them on the top.

    Cheese sauce

    2 tsp flour
    2tsp butter heated together to make a paste
    add milk (and a little stock) and stir well until it's a sauce.
    Add as much cheese as you like and stir in

    tbh, If you throw all the veg into the pan and fry it in butter and herbs, thn add stock and blitz it you'll be onto a winner :)
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Excellent - I'll have a go a soup sometime soon then. I was really pleased with how the mushroom soup turned out, so I'm looking forward to this. :D
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Churchmouse
    Churchmouse Posts: 3,004 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    Excellent - I'll have a go a soup sometime soon then. I was really pleased with how the mushroom soup turned out, so I'm looking forward to this. :D

    And so you should be. I used your mushroom soup recipe and it was very tasty, but of course I had to use shop bought mushrooms, cos I wouldn't know an edible one from instant death:D
    You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Right, I've also got about a pint of beef bourguignon sauce left, with a couple of small bits of veg, probably. Can I add that to my forthcoming soup? :confused:
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • nodwah
    nodwah Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    absolutely - loads of extra flavour
    Just call me Nodwah the thread killer
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    oooh soup i love soup/stir fry/pasta bake/casserole
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
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