Soup

RandallFlagg

Over the last 5 weeks I have made 5 soups, one a week, I've never made soup before but it's been a great success and they've all been right tasty. Cheap as chips with all fresh ingredients.

I make enough for 5 or 6 servings and we put the extra in pots for lunches and give some to the mother-in-law.

It's pretty much the same process, with a few variations, chopped onion, carrot & celery fried down in butter, with plenty of garlic, add the main body ingredients with 1 and a bit litres of chicken stock (made with stock cubes) simmer for 25-30 minutes, blitz with a stick blender, add plenty of salt, pepper, a little sugar and some double cream until the taste pops and bingo.

So far I've made:

Tomato - with tomatoes grown by our neighbour
Potato & leek
Carrot & coriander
Chicken - using leftover chicken from a roast dinner
Mulligatawny

This is retirement living! 

Anyone else make their own soup?

Dominic

It certainly is  'retirement living '.........it's a staple in Care Homes .
Usually on account of the lack of teeth or ill-fitting dentures !

RandallFlagg

Dominic said:

It certainly is  'retirement living '.........it's a staple in Care Homes .
Usually on account of the lack of teeth or ill-fitting dentures !

along with a good beating if you don't eat it

Benm39

Yes, we enjoy making soup.  A firm favourite other than tomato is a Persian stew/soup called Aush...

https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/aush-bean-noodle-soup-408 highly recommend!

Roland

Soup has been a staple in our house long before retirement. We make in batches, and freeze in portions. I used to take a portion into the office every day. It would travel solid, defrost through the morning, and microwave up to temperature for lunch. A distinct improvement on sandwiches.

RandallFlagg

Roland said:

Soup has been a staple in our house long before retirement. We make in batches, and freeze in portions. I used to take a portion into the office every day. It would travel solid, defrost through the morning, and microwave up to temperature for lunch. A distinct improvement on sandwiches.

That's what got me started, fed up with the same rotation of sandwiches, week in week out.

Col_Decker

Broccoli & stilton, and cream of mushroom please. If you’re taking orders that is ? 

Sporky

SOUP ISN'T FOOD

Dominic

I always hated any form of soup but I've grown to enjoy it in the last 10 years which I think might be an 'oldie' thing.
I find clear soups /bouillon / a bit unsatisfying but a thicker soup ,especially oriental type with some noodles / dumplings is great.
I'm surprised at Mr RandallFlag ,a declared stew-hater , falling for soup which is ,after all , a first cousin to stew or Casserole .

Supportact

Roland said:

Soup has been a staple in our house long before retirement. We make in batches, and freeze in portions. I used to take a portion into the office every day. It would travel solid, defrost through the morning, and microwave up to temperature for lunch. A distinct improvement on sandwiches.

Same here, it's tasty and filling and I notice if I eat less bread I lose weight. 

I like a squash soup with a bit of chilli in it. Or just a good old mixed veg soup. I find the secret is making your own stock. 

EricTheWeary

Sporky said:

SOUP ISN'T FOOD

It's a savoury beverage. 

"Ooh, I feel full after that bowl of soup." No! You feel full because you ate half a loaf of bread with it. 
I won't have soup as a meal, accompanying actual food it can be pleasant enough but is not in itself a meal. I will not be a victim of Big Soup (Heinz laughing as they hide in plain sight). 

duotone

I usually make this Irish vegetable soup: https://donalskehan.com/recipes/hearty-irish-veg-soup/ It’s simple, makes 5 portions & the family enjoy it.

Sporky

Soup is just watery stew. 

NickBotfield

Sporky said:

SOUP ISN'T FOOD

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the viscosity boundary between "food" and "not food" because I bet you've quantified that shit already.

Re. soup I always enjoy a good home made pasta e fagioli!

SteveRobinson

I love making soup for lunch. 

Favourites are: 
Broccoli and stilton
Leek and potato
Scotch broth (needs planning as you have to soak the barley and lentils overnight)

Oh and French onion, takes a while to caramelise the onion though. Best with slices of baguette and cheese grilled on top

Kittyfrisk

Blue string soup for the win.

Philly_Q

Sporky said:

Soup is just watery stew. 

Or possibly stew without the lumpy bits?

strumjoughlamps

SteveRobinson said:

Oh and French onion, takes a while to caramelise the onion though. Best with slices of baguette and cheese grilled on top

There is a microwave cheat for caramelising the onions which actually works pretty well.

its my fave soup

RandallFlagg

Sporky said:

Soup is just watery stew. 

I wonder if I whisked the wife's stew with the stick blender and called it soup, whether it would be more palatable? That's if I could get the blades of the blender through her dumplings, they can be a bit on the firm side,

I reckon not, it would just turn into some kind of toxic sludge that would endanger the local wildlife and probably need the Environment Agency and Fire Brigade in haz mat suits to contain it and dispose of it. Probably get a fine as well.

Sassafras

Pho.

Stratavarious

Yep… usually with homemade bread,, Panasonic breadmaker FTW.

So easy.. I certainly go through phases of making loads. You end up just making them up.

Cream of Broccoli and Stilton is a fave
Mushroom with extra garlic, cream and lots of black pepper.
Minestrone with chunks for veg and broken pasta or noodles
Various veg soups with assorted beans and lentils/split peas, etc.
French onion takes more effort but worth it.. don’t make it as much as I should but apparently you can use air fryer to assist the caramelisation 

not sure if it counts as soup but I do make a spicy ramen type concoction with chilli, beef stock, mango, soy sauce, assorted veg, noodles and a boiled egg,