Homemade Soup- Do's n Don'ts (1 Viewer)

[cpr]

I'm about to make my first ever homemade soup- Tomato n Basil.
Anyone got any do's n don'ts for me or any good recipes?




p.s. I'm a vegetarian .

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Use fresh stock - a carrot, celery stalk and half an onion in a few cups of water is way better than any cube or packet.

 

[HMD]

are you using fresh tomatoes?

 

[cpr]

are you using fresh tomatoes?

yep but have tinned just in case!

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

don't put any meat in it!

 

[cpr]

don't put any meat in it!

shit....

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

shit is fine, meat a no-no.

 

[cpr]

shit is fine, meat a no-no.

unless it is the shit of a meat eater in which case I can't eat it.

 

[nooleen]

don't worry, all the meat stays in the colon rotting forever

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

4 posts about soup

4 posts about shit

 

[cpr]

4 posts about soup

4 posts about shit

let's get back to soup.any good recipes?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

let's get back to soup.any good recipes?

Roast two aubergines and maybe 3 or 4 red peppers. And some garlic.
Take skin off the peppers and cut into cubes
Sweat some onions and more garlic and half a teaspoon of cumin seeds.
Add your roasted veg.
Fry, but do not brown.
Throw in stock. Let the flavours blend.
Stick into your food processor and give it a few blasts to get any lumps out.

It's the balls.

 

[cpr]

Roast two aubergines and maybe 3 or 4 red peppers. And some garlic.
Take skin off the peppers and cut into cubes
Sweat some onions and more garlic and half a teaspoon of cumin seeds.
Add your roasted veg.
Fry, but do not brown.
Throw in stock. Let the flavours blend.
Stick into your food processor and give it a few blasts to get any lumps out.

It's the balls.

thanks 7-no tomorrow.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

thanks 7-no tomorrow.

Yep

 

[Jim Daniels]

You could add some cream which gives it a lovely smooth texture.

Some soup purists don't dig this though, 'specially the vegans!

Coraline posted this menu about 3 years ago and I still make it

Quote : "i made leek and potato soup last week, also dying with a cold, it was yum, really soothing....from nigel slater. this makes enough for 6 , i was eating it for a week but it is divine:heart::heart:

3 leeks
40g slice of butter
3 medium potatoes
a parmesan rind
1.5 litres veg stock or water
handful of parsley
6 tablespoons grated parmesan

slice the leeks and cook v slowly in the butter for 20 mins.
peel and cube potatoes and add to leeks, cook for 5 mins.
add cheese rinds and stock, season and cook for 40 mins.
at the end take out the rinds, add the parsley and whizz the soup in blender. season again and stir in grated cheese.

 

[Wobbler]

Using a decent quality (preferably homemade - surprisingly easy) well make the world of difference. After that, the best advice I can give you is go for something simple (unless you want something that sounds impressive rather than tastes delicious). Tinned tomatoes are fine, but try and get good quality ones. Fresh tomatoes should be getting good this time of year. I made a roast tomato soup a year or two ago. It was lovely. I'll see if I can dig out the recipe.

 

[cpr]

So I made Tomato and Basil soup, no recipe to speak of, just on the fly. It was yummy if not a little spicy(I love pepper)!Yay, I will be an amazing wife one day!

 

[thairock]

The secret to delicious tomato soup is the addition of the smallest amount of finely
grated orange rind, stirred in .

 

[Wobbler]

So I made Tomato and Basil soup, no recipe to speak of, just on the fly. It was yummy if not a little spicy(I love pepper)!

Sounds delicious cpr. Congratulations. Once you've made one soup, you can make loads. A hand blender is a worthwhile investment, if you don't have one already.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

I love bean soups.

Butter Beans cooked in light stock with lots of garlic and onion and a couple of bay leaves beans. Then blended and seasoned with smoked paprika and tarragon then sieved.

Or Berlotti or Haricot beans lots of garlic beans with sausage. This time left nice and thick.

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Which I am very impressed with. I know the man is a pain in the arse but his recipes are always great, simple and unfussy yet technically precise.