Soup recipes

ashmit

• 100g red lentils
• 500ml stock (ditto)
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 1 small onion (sliced)
• 1/2 thin leek, sliced (lots of leeks in these recipes!!)
• seasoning
  
  Cook lentils in stock til soft (approx 20 mis)
  Add veg, cook til tender (approx 10 mins)
  Season to taste.
  
  Serves 2.
  
  Apparently this one tastes better made in advance, but thoroughly reheat.

ashmit

• 1 medium onion
• 125ml beef/veg stock (this one actually says veg stock, yay!!)
• 1 cup of water
• 200g chopped toms
• 150g chopped broccoli
• 400g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 tsp dried basil
• dash hot pepper sauce
• salt and pepper
  
  in a large bowl, combine the onion and half the stock. Cover and microwave at high power for 3 minutes.
  add the tomatoes, the remaining stock, 1 cup of water and the broccoli. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
  Add the beans, basil and hot pepper sauce, cover and microwave at high power for 3 minutes or until heated through.
  Season to taste.
  
  Serves 2.
  
  It sounds to me like that's too much cooking, especially if you have a really high powered microwave, so use your judgement. When I try it I'll post back.

ashmit

Right, I'm off to not think about food for a while Enjoy!

16011996

they all sound fab. only problem is don't know which to try first. ;D

bugs

I made this on Monday, it's v nice - nicer than you would think for the simple ingredients.

Serves two or four depending on how hungry you are.

One onion chopped, fried, after a while add a bit of garlic, carry on frying til onion is soft or even golden.

Add:
1 400g tin tomatoes
450ml stock
4 oz red lentils
herbs of your choice
pepper

I also added a bit of marmite, seems to make things nice and savoury.

Takes about 20 mins until the lentils are soft.  You can eat it as it is, or blend it (which I did, and prefer).  

You might want to add more water to make it less stew-y and more soup-y.  You can also add finely chopped carrot and celery with the onions and garlic (so you fry those too).

MATH

Cooking soups is fool-proof 9almost0 they're virtually impossible to overcook. When making soup always double up on quantities cos nearly all soups freeze well, some even taste better once defrosted just like curries do. It costs the same in gas/leccy to make 12pts of soup as it does to make 6.

Slo-cooking is a brill way to make soup cos there is no chance of the pan 'catching'

Potato soup or leek 'n' potato is a great base soup to mass produce cos you can add other things to each batch to ring the changes. Crispy grilled bacon is good, so is tinned tuna/salmon.


CARROT & MINT SOUP

1oz butter
1 1/2 lb carrots, sliced
1 med onion, chopped
1pt veg stock
1pt fresh milk
2 tbsp mint sauce/jelly
Worcester sauce

Melt butter, add carrots, onion and cook for 5 mins

Add stock, milk, cover and simmer for 15-20 mins until veg is soft.

Puree until smooth. Add mink sauce/jelly, worcester sauce and season.

NB. If making in a slo-cooker, omit butter/frying off. Add carrots, onion, stock and cook until soft then add milk and puree, then add mint sauce/jelly and season.

If you prefer a sweeter taste use mint jelly not sauce.


FRNCH ONION SOUP

10oz onions, sliced
1 1/2oz butter
1 1/2 pt beef stock

Fry onions in butter until golden

Add stock and season, bring to boil and simmer for 45 mins - Done

NB. I float a slice of french stick in each bowlfull, sprinkle on a bit of grated cheese then pop under the grill for a lunch.

If making in a slo-cooker onit butter and chuck everything in raw.

VEGATABLE BROTH

As much root veg as your fridge yields
1 1/2 pt veg stock
2 tbsp pearl barley

Fry off chopped veg in a little butter

Add stock and barley, season and bring to boil. Simmer for 1 1/2 hrs - Done


WATERCRESS SOUP (serve warm)

2 bunches Watercress, shredded
1 onion, chopped
1 potato, diced
1oz butter
3/4 pt milk
1/2 pt chicken stock

Fry onion, Watercress & potato in butter for 5 mins

Add milk & stock. Bring to boil stiring continuosly, cover and simmer 10 mins.

Puree until smooth, add a little cream swirl if liked.


NB. Not tried this on in the slo-cooker.
Budget version: - Use 1 lettuce instead of watercress.

16011996

wow, even more, will fill a book at this rate

jaybee

So many soups - so little time!

I love making soup - makes me feel real domesticated and good. Love eating it too!

Quackers

QUICK & EASY LEEK & POTATO SOUP

oil or preferably generous knob of butter
2/3 young-ish leeks
2 apple sized potatoes
1.5 knorr chicken stock cubes to 1 pint of boiling water

Melt the butter
Add the leeks and garlic and stir on medium heat
When the leeks are soft add the potatoes and stock
Cover and simmer
Cook until potatoes are soft (about 12-15 minutes)
Leave to cool a little and then liquidize
Add black pepper to taste

So quick and easy that even I make it regularly!!  It's scrummy.  ;D  ;D

I'm a veggie so use veggie stock instead and I add an onion at the same time as the leeks & garlic. By coincidence it's simmering as I type (without the onion tonight - none left) ;D Oh, and I only liquidise half of the soup 'cos I like some chunky bits in.

Quackers

VEGATABLE BROTH

As much root veg as your fridge yields
1 1/2 pt veg stock
2 tbsp pearl barley

Fry off chopped veg in a little butter

Add stock and barley, season and bring to boil. Simmer for 1 1/2 hrs - Done

My favourite ;D Taste different every time 'cos it depends which veggies are in!! Sometimes add a few red lentils if the cupboard is bare of pearl barley ;D