Soup recipe thread

[bert the fert 28]

I've been asked to chuck a couple of soup recipes on the boards, which i will, but it'd be nice to make it a thread for everyones favourite soups. So feel free to post yours

 

 

This is a dead simple, winter filler.

 

 

Winter veg and barley broth.

 

The night before you make this soup, put two generous, heaped handfuls of pearl barley in a pot and pour over boiling water to cover. Let it soak over night....even if the barley declares itself to be " no soak "

 

I tend to make large amounts when i'm cooking, but you can scale amounts up or down.

 

You need....

2 big onions

4 carrots

half a swede

a bunch of celery, including leaves

two leeks

two tins chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon of sundried tomato paste

Enough chicken stock to form a soup consistency

a bay leaf, half a teaspoon dried thyme, and some parsley stalks.

butter

black pepper

 

Melt a knob of butter in a big soup pan, add the onions and sweat for five mins or so.

Then add the rest of the veg and sweat over a very low heat for about half an hour. This draws out the flavour from the veggies.

 

Next, add the herbs, plenty of cracked black pepper, the tinned toms, the sundried tomato paste, the soaked barley and the chicken stock.

 

Leave it to cook gently for a couple of hours at least. Towards the end of cooking if you like, you can add some greens. Cabbage, green beans, whatever you fancy You can also add chicken too, if you prefer something meatier.

 

Test for seasoning and adjust if necessary. I rarely add salt, if i'm using a commercial stock because there's so much salt already in it, but i do love plenty of pepper.

[craigyboy 1,274]

i made 1 today the whole family loved it cut in half a kilo an half of toms a couple of leeks,onions ,garlic,chiles bung em all in a couple of roasting tins and drizzle with olive oil,salt and pepper and roast at 190 for about an hour,dont worry about some of them looking burnt this intensifies the flavour,then make up a litre of chicken stock(you can use veg)add a bay leaf 1 tbsp of tomato puree and then tip the contents of the roasting tins juice an all into the stock,simmer for about 20 mins then put in a blender,once blended pour into a clean pan add a good splash of cream,salt and plenty pepper and enjoy

[scothunter 12,609]

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

[craigyboy 1,274]

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

no mate,make it a black pudding an your talking

[scothunter 12,609]

  On 20/09/2010 at 22:22, craigyboy said:

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

no mate,make it a black pudding an your talking

 

never seen her make black pudding craigy,mores the pity its amazing. cant have a breakie without it or haggis

[Lab 10,979]

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

Its getting like come dine with me on here........

Clootie Dumpling....ya lucky swine! Boy that comes to the shoot that i pick up on brings 1 now and again. His wife makes it, she wrote the recipe down for me on the cock day last season and i lost the f****r, dont want to ask for another 1 now...

[scothunter 12,609]

  On 21/09/2010 at 11:44, lab-tastic said:

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

Its getting like come dine with me on here........

Clootie Dumpling....ya lucky swine! Boy that comes to the shoot that i pick up on brings 1 now and again. His wife makes it, she wrote the recipe down for me on the cock day last season and i lost the f****r, dont want to ask for another 1 now...

 

ill get my maw to write it out for me lab.not being big headed but her clootie dumplings are amazing.only thing i only like em when there straight out the oven.not really keen on it cold lol.id get her to make you one,but you dont have any pork pies :laugh:

[Lab 10,979]

  On 21/09/2010 at 13:11, scothunter said:

  On 21/09/2010 at 11:44, lab-tastic said:

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

Its getting like come dine with me on here........

Clootie Dumpling....ya lucky swine! Boy that comes to the shoot that i pick up on brings 1 now and again. His wife makes it, she wrote the recipe down for me on the cock day last season and i lost the f****r, dont want to ask for another 1 now...

 

ill get my maw to write it out for me lab.not being big headed but her clootie dumplings are amazing.only thing i only like em when there straight out the oven.not really keen on it cold lol.id get her to make you one,but you dont have any pork pies :laugh:

If you manage to get me the list bud al give it a go, dab hand in the kitchen me Might give that pork pie a bash too

[scothunter 12,609]

  On 21/09/2010 at 13:15, lab-tastic said:

  On 21/09/2010 at 13:11, scothunter said:

  On 21/09/2010 at 11:44, lab-tastic said:

  On 20/09/2010 at 21:40, scothunter said:

my old mum makes amazing soup.also makes a great clootie dumpling wanna swap for a pork pie hahahahah

Its getting like come dine with me on here........

Clootie Dumpling....ya lucky swine! Boy that comes to the shoot that i pick up on brings 1 now and again. His wife makes it, she wrote the recipe down for me on the cock day last season and i lost the f****r, dont want to ask for another 1 now...

 

ill get my maw to write it out for me lab.not being big headed but her clootie dumplings are amazing.only thing i only like em when there straight out the oven.not really keen on it cold lol.id get her to make you one,but you dont have any pork pies :laugh:

If you manage to get me the list bud al give it a go, dab hand in the kitchen me Might give that pork pie a bash too

 

ill defo get you the recipe mate

[Bagpuss 0]

Watercress Soup is my Mrs fav at the moment,its easy !

 

2/3 bags of Watercress from Supermarket

1 medium Potatoe

1 onion

1 carrot

1 stick celery

2/3 cloves of Garlic to taste

2 bay leaves

1 litre of veg/chicken stock

 

Chop and fry off the onion , celery and carrot, with the bay leaves and galic added after 5 mins of frying.

Add the peeled and choped potatoe when onion has gone light brown.

Add the stock and simmer until the potatoes are done.add the Watercress and wilt in the stock,Dont leave too long as the colour will go.

Take off the heat and blend, add salt and paprika to taste.

Enjoy

 

Bagpuss

[bert the fert 28]

Cheers @ craigyboy and Bagpuss for the recipes. They both sound really tasty.

 

 

If anyones got a glut of onions at the mo, this soup uses loads.... You just need, onions, garlic, beef stock, and pepper. Simples, ah ?

 

 

French Onion Soup.

 

I use my biggest pan [ you could bath a baby in it ! ] and i peel, halve and slice enough onions so the pan is two thirds full of them. Probably about 2 and a half pounds in weight.

 

Pop your pan on a minimum heat and shove in a good splash of olive oil. Add your prepped onions, a crushed clove of garlic, and plenty of cracked black pepper. Stir and let them slowly sweat down.

 

Most recipes for this soup suggest about twenty minutes sweating for the onions, but in my experience it needs to be around three hours [ or longer, it does vary a bit ] in order to get the onions to a much reduced, intensely flavoured, deep, caramelised brown. Just keep stirring them. Only when they're at this stage; when two thirds of a pan of onions has reduced to about a heaped ladleful do you add your beef stock.

 

Try to find a really good quality stock too. The fresh ones you buy from supermarkets are too wishy-washy, and ordinary stock cubes are too salty.....they just ruin the soup. If you can get Kallo " Just Bouillon " beef stock in a pouch it's the dogs bollix. I generally add two pouches of the beef stock and fill my pan half full of water. Let the onions slowly rehydrate for an hour or two. Taste....it should be an incredibly intense beefy/oniony experience, but if flavour depth is lacking,just gradually add more stock until you're happy. When serving, place soup in an oven proof bowl. Take a slice off a french loaf, rub with a cut clove of garlic, brush with oil and crisp it up in a hot oven. Place this crouton in your soup, sprinkle over grated gruyere cheese and flash it under the grill. Delish

 

Here's a pic of the stock i use.

Edited September 22, 2010 by bert the fert

[ruthi 0]

Apparently onion soup's amazing for beating winter colds, have to give it a go as the kids at work are bringing in all sorts. cheers bert! atb Ruth