Will this soup work?

madmum33

I've searched through the recipe index and discovered I don't have enough ingredients for any of the soups that use lamb stock!

I just boiled up some lamb bones from dinner yesterday (I had a huge lump of lamb, basically double chops but all in one piece, so I roasted it whole then cut the meat off) with onions, carrots and a couple of wrinkly parsnips and the stock looks good.

All I have left for soup are onions, carrots, potatoes (a few new and lots of old) plus a packet of red lentils in the cupboard, would this combination work? Or should I just freeze the stock and keep it for when I have more veg?

fiscalfreckles

I think that would be OK. Lovely on a cold day like today!

Have you any garlic, or herbs you can chuck in too? Oregano or mint would be nice with the lamb flavour.

madmum33

I have lots of dried herbs, always have mint for mint sauce! And dried garlic (can you tell I need to go shopping?):rotfl:

balmaiden

I think as long as you have a good home made stock base any sort of soup works.What you have sounds good to me.

madmum33

Thanks, I'll have a go then! Just enough time to get it done for tea time

2girlsforme

Hi there,

my mum always uses lamb stock for her tattie soup, and it is lovely.:T

Why is it we can never makes things that taste like our mums make?:rolleyes: or is that just me:rotfl: :rotfl:

madmum33

I've cut up about 10 new potatoes, 5 smallish carrots and two small onions and put them all in the stock with some minced garlic, dried mint and salt/pepper, I might not add lentils depending on how the soup looks in half an hour.

2girls, I always compare my cooking to my Nana's, and it always falls short :rolleyes:

This is my first time using lamb stock, I hope it won't taste fatty (I did skim off all the fat from the stock).

purpleivy

That's sounding really yummy. Please can I come for tea? It's chilli here, on request from dh and ds, but not my fave really. And

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purpleivy

That's sounding really yummy. Please can I come for tea? It's chilli here, on request from dh and ds, but not my fave really. And I hate cooking rice!

madmum33

LOL! You'd be welcome, I'm also not keen on chilli but fortunately neither are the rest of my brood

Are you anywhere near Warrington? My home town, but I've lived in beautiful Herefordshire for 20 years

fiscalfreckles

Was it nice, madmum??

I'm making soup tonight, your thread really got me in a soup mood!!