Soup recipes

HOLsale

Thought given the weather a nice thread on successful soups would be appreciated so here goes:

well it's not exactly low fat but it's really scrumptious AND if you just eat a wee bowl alongside a salad then it'd probably not be too bad, it's fairly filling


Stilton, Apple and Celery (or Celariac) Soup

2 med red onions finely chopped
1 medium celeriac (or 1 large head celery) finely chopped
7 apples, peeled and finely chopped
butter or fry light
250g stilton (could try other cheeses, maybe a lowfat cheddar?)
1.75 litres boiling water
3 chicken stock cubes (possibly 4, to taste but remember stilton is salty)
cream to taste (optional)
Large Pot/stock pot


in a large pot or stock pot cook onions in butter or fry light until they are just becoming translucent, then add in celeriac (or celery) and apple and sautee until everything is softened but not mushy.

add in the boiling water and the stock cubes and mix well. gently boil for 30-45 minutes (until the stock really takes on the apple/celery flavour) take off the heat and add the cheese, stir well until melted.

serve in small dishes and add a splash of cream if you like

this recipe can easily be halved i just do a big lot at once then freeze the extra for cold rainy days. if you use celeriac you won't need to puree as it thickens the soup enough to make it more than watery. with celery you may want to puree.

you can probably use less stilton as well but dh used to cook this for a fancy restaurant when we were on skye so they always made it luxuriously rich and decadent

we just made this last night, even my picky soup hating 4 year old loved it

oh, be sure to save the apple peelings and cores in a bag in the freezer, next time you make stock chuck those in apple and pear add a fantastic depth and gorgous flavour to savoury stock

Zed42

Spicy Parsnip Soup:

6 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
Veg Stock
Boiling Water
Curry Powder
Onion

Cut all up.
Fry onion

Lob all into slow cooker (or big pot), add boiling water and stock ... allow to simmer for a couple of hours in slow cooker (or about 45 mins on hob).

Blitz with the liquidizer or mash, dependant on what you have available.
Add a bit of cream if desired.

Yummm .....

comping_cat

Tomato and vegetable soup
1 tin chopped tomatos
half butternut squash, cut into pieces
1 large sweet potato, cut into pieces
2 carrots, cut into pieces
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tsp ginger powder
pint veg or chicken stock
Cook in the oven (180 C) for 45 mins, then blend.
Lovely with crusty bread and butter!!!!
Catherine x

Noozan

Parsnip and Orange Soup

5 Parsnips, cut into chunks
2 Onions, diced
2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
1 Orange, juiced
Chicken Stock

Soften onions and garlic in a little veg oil for approx 5 mins. Set aside. Saute parsnips unitl lightly caramelised. Return onion and garlic to pan. Add stock. Simmer 10 mins. Season. Add orange juice. Blitz with stick blender.

This is scrummy served with cheese and herb scones.

skintchick

Squash and sweetcorn soup:

1 butternut squash
1 onion
cream
stock

Dice onion and sweat while peeling and chopping the squash.
Make veg stock - about 2 1/2 pints
Add stock and squash to onion and simmer for 15 mins
Add sweetcorn and simmer for 5 mins
Liquidise
Add cream
Bring back up to heat and serve
Yum!!!

I love this soup


Also: chicken and veg broth

half a roasted chicken
random veg ( potstaoes, peppers, sweetcorn,)
veg stock
cornflour herbs

chop and sweat veg, add ripped up chicken (including breast) and herbs.
Add stock
Simmer
Mix cornflour with cold water then add to soup to thicken a bit
Eat

This freezes really well and is lovely with black pepper in
Great for using up leftovers

arkonite_babe

Potato Soup anyone??????


Why don't you all post these wonderful recipes over on the Recipe Thread?? That way everyone can find them, and they won't get lost in a mass of other threads

Petal_3

Zed42 - am in the middle of your soup! How much curry powder? HURRY!!!

pickle

Butternut Pumpkin (Squash) Soup

Cut up one butternut pumpkin and one onion
cover with water about 1/2 inch above vegetables
add a couple of vege stock cubes and salt and pepper to taste
Cook till soft and then whizz in processor
If it tastes too weak then cook until water boils down further.
I also add a splash of skim milk at the end (you can add cream as alternative)

black-saturn

When I'm making things in the slow cooker I deliberately make more liquid than you need. Then I use the liquid as soup for my lunch the next day. It means I have lots of liquid versions of the meals weve had.

Rikki

black-saturn wrote:

When I'm making things in the slow cooker I deliberately make more liquid than you need. Then I use the liquid as soup for my lunch the next day. It means I have lots of liquid versions of the meals weve had.

I've done the same thing. The children think I'm mad!


Does anyone have a receipe for sweet potato soup os could I use the parsnip one and subsitute the parsnipps for sweet potatoes?