Homemade Soups
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Been in a bit of soup phase of late, maybe its the weather.
Made a fantastic pea and ham the other day, really easy and quick.
Soften one onion in some butter, when softened add one peeled and dice potato and coat in the butter. Add 1L of vegetable stock and simmer until potato is soft. I added a couple of peeled whole garlic cloves with the potato because I can't get enough of it. Pour in 500g of frozen peas to your simmering potato/onion/stock mixture and simmer for a couple of mins. Blend until smooth when off the heat, taste and season, stir in a handful of chopped up ham, voila.
Even my kids liked it.
Other favourites include roasted butternut squash and chilli, sweetcorn chowder, or celeriac.
Made a fantastic pea and ham the other day, really easy and quick.
Soften one onion in some butter, when softened add one peeled and dice potato and coat in the butter. Add 1L of vegetable stock and simmer until potato is soft. I added a couple of peeled whole garlic cloves with the potato because I can't get enough of it. Pour in 500g of frozen peas to your simmering potato/onion/stock mixture and simmer for a couple of mins. Blend until smooth when off the heat, taste and season, stir in a handful of chopped up ham, voila.
Even my kids liked it.
Other favourites include roasted butternut squash and chilli, sweetcorn chowder, or celeriac.
Roast the butternut squash first. Fry a chopped onion in butter, add peeled chopped potatoes, stock and a dose of turmeric/salt/pepper. Simmer until potatoes cooked. Remove the skin and seeds from the squash, add to the soup base. Simmer ten minutes for the flavours to blend. Blitz. Serve with Greek yoghurt and croutons.
Courgette soup - same onion/stock/pot base. Fry 3-4 sliced courgettes in olive oil. Add to the soup base with a tablespoon of cumin and a teaspoon of coriander. Simmer to blend, blitz. Can add chilli if you like. Greek yog + croutons to taste.
Courgette soup - same onion/stock/pot base. Fry 3-4 sliced courgettes in olive oil. Add to the soup base with a tablespoon of cumin and a teaspoon of coriander. Simmer to blend, blitz. Can add chilli if you like. Greek yog + croutons to taste.
Edited by Whoozit on Thursday 2nd November 09:52
Mushroom soup. Roast mushrooms in the oven/air fryer for about 15-20 mins until most of the water has been driven off to concentrat the flavour. Meanwhile sweat onion and garlic in a pan, add the mushrooms and a splash of white wine or sherry, stock of your choice, some soy sauce for extra umami and cook for 15 mins or so. Blend. You could add cream/creme fraiche at the end but packs a serious flavour punch without.
Not a million miles away from the butternut squash soup but a favourite and a real winter warmer.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/spiced-swede-soup/p/0000000...
https://www.aldi.co.uk/spiced-swede-soup/p/0000000...
Delia's Celery & Stilton. Quick and easy - delicious!
http://recipeofhealth.com/recipe/celery-soup-with-...
http://recipeofhealth.com/recipe/celery-soup-with-...
PlywoodPascal said:
Mobile Chicane said:
Curried parsnip is probably my favourite. Drop cubes of cheese in just before serving.
What are the ingredients?Large onion
Couple of parsnips
Tablespoon of curry powder
Dice and sweat off the veg in butter until soft
Add the curry powder and give it a good stir in
Add a litre of stock and blend (or mash) until smooth.
Love a homemade soup. In autumn winter I'll buy a whole chicken or two, joint them, use the meat for various dishes then make big batch of stock from the carcass and then use that for soup.
My repertoire mostly consists of
3 bean Mexican, with rice
Minestrone
Roasted tomato
Been meaning to try a proper French onion so will give that a go this autumn
My repertoire mostly consists of
3 bean Mexican, with rice
Minestrone
Roasted tomato
Been meaning to try a proper French onion so will give that a go this autumn
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