Super Simple Soup
I figured out an incredibly simple way to make soup. I bet a lot of people already know this formula, but I am sharing it today because I have had huge success a couple times in the last week with it.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 C stock
4 C vegetables
Optional-salt, pepper, herbs, cream/milk, grated cheese, sour cream, yogurt, etc
Method:
Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until translucent. Pour in stock and vegetables, bring to a boil,reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender. Eat.
Amazing, huh? And it ALWAYS turns out really good. As for stock, I use a Campbell’s tetra pack of chicken with reduced sodium. It’s the perfect amount and tastes great, but if you have the temerity to make stock from scratch, go for it. I like to keep things easy and fast. Obviously it needs seasoning – for broccoli soup I used thyme and for (frozen) green pea soup I used tarragon and mint. It also needs salt and pepper. I have an immersion blender, so I stick it in and give it a whirl.
Next time I am planning to use cauliflower. Or maybe beets and cabbage? Carrots with ginger? Sweet potato? Leek and potato? Ohhh…..so many possibilities…
March 20th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Would you like a nice borscht recipe?
March 20th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
If you make anything with beets in it I will never speak to you again.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
uh oh because that’s what she just cooked!
March 20th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Ah hahaaa! I made borscht and it was – dare I say – magnificent! Best soup of the bunch thus far! (At least in MY opinion.)
Thanks, Toser, but I guess I managed on my own!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
try super green soup! any fresh green veg, and a squeeze of lime juice. m must be healthy, its green!
March 21st, 2008 at 12:15 am
Mmm tasty.
I love cooking – it’s a little tricky when my husband is away and it’s just me though.
March 21st, 2008 at 1:03 am
Well, normally I don’t get to do any cooking during the week, at least for supper, as I am at work afternoon/evening, so soup is just the thing for lunch. Work’s being re-tooled as I type, so perhaps I will have more time in the near future!!
March 21st, 2008 at 10:53 am
mmmmmmm i have a huge cauliflower sitting on my counter that is screaming “make soup out of me”.
March 21st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Campbells stock is pretty good, but I tend to use Luda’s powdered. They make a chicken and beef stock powder and it’s unsalted. I like it because it takes up less space in the cupboard. Good flavour. I’m a cook by profession, and I like to make stock but have no where to store it since I don’t have a freezer. There are some good tetra pack stocks too that you can get at Whole Foods, and I think that Loblaws even carries them. I can’t remember the brand, but they do a veg stock, and a no meat chicken flavour stock. Really good base for soups or sauces.
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I said it on your site, and I’ll say it here: beets taste like sand.
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Beets do not taste like sand. Roast them in the oven first before adding them to a soup and pureeing, and they are quite delicious.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Haha, Ali.
I used canned beets and the juice from the can along with the stock. No Name Brand. Cheap-ola and still great, although, I do agree that roasted beets rock. I would use those in a salad with goat cheese and arugula or something. Oh, lord, now I want to eat that.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Roasted beets in salad are awesome, but when you roast any root veg before pureeing it for soup, it just makes the flavour fantastic. Canned beets? Ewwwww. Heh.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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March 31st, 2009 at 10:31 pm
With the cauliflower soup recipe I have, there’s a cup of potato. I’m using white sweet potato – LOVELY. (I’m using fat-free creamer instead of milk, BUT also using Cabot Seriously Sharp. Let me know if you want the recipe. I need to double-check the ingredients because i’m making it on payday. it’s not expensive to make but i’m out of vegetable broth, which is what i use)