Soup

[LadyCG]

I made a wicked soup last week from homemade chicken stock and I'll be making another one on Friday.  I don't tend to stick to recipes.  I'll bung in whatever veg I have at my disposal at the time and add spices, herbs, pastes, etc and keep adjusting it until I am happy with it.

 

Do you tend to follow specific recipes or wing it like I do?

[LadyCG]

Oh what a good idea, Bobbi.  I reckon the boys would love that.  

 

Anytime, Hazlinny.  I'll make a big vat of it.  OH just said that I've made many a nice soup but last week's was one of the best ever.  

[Hazlinny]

On after-thoughts, maybe you could have a soup-tasting instead of wine-tasting night?

[LadyCG]

I could be up for that, Hazlinny!  I'd need to think up some interesting combinations. 

[Vagus]

I made soup today,which we've just had.

carrots (some bendy ones), celery, leeks, potatoes, plenty of spices, stock, and a tin of green lentils for their iron.

We had a good portion each and I've frozen the rest. We had it with some cheddar and chilli bread which needed refreshing in the microwave, wrapped in a damp tea towel, did the trick.

[retrocop]

I always have homemade soups in the freezer particularly after Christmas when I have the Turkey stock and boiled ham. Pea and ham is a must. Mulligatawny is one of my favourites in the winter out on the ranges. Grand daughters love Grandpas Chicken and noodle soup. Memsahib's forte is Leek and Potato soup. I tend to follow recipes with a few little tweaks .The wife cooks as she goes along and invariably it works very well. Another of my favourites is Oxtail soup but tryas I may it always turns out a bit oily even after I have cut and trimmed all the fat from the oxtails.

[Vagus]

I tried mulagatawny soup once, must have been packet or tinned, and really didn't like it, such an off taste.

Retro, I just love soup made with Christmas leftovers 😋

[Redhelen72]

Retro make the stock the day before and leave overnight somewhere cool and then skim the fat off that will remove the oilyness 

[Vagus]

'odd' not off

[LadyCG]

Chicken soup with left-overs is the food of the gods.  My nan used to make it and she'd literally chuck the lot in - gravy, stuffing and all.  It was the ultimate comfort food.  

Since I'm cooking this year I'll be able to make a huge pan of it for the freezer.  

 

Anyway, it's my day off and we've just had the ritual lighting of the bones.  😂  I'm so looking forward to a nice, spicy soup later to knock this damn cough into outer space (in conjunction with antibiotics and steriods). 

 

I've not tried the chicken and noodle soup, retro, but I like chicken and vegetable spiced with Thai green curry paste.  I love the taste of sweetcorn in it but it always ends up bitty no matter how much you blend it so I tend to leave the sweetcorn out now.

[retrocop]

Thanks for the tip RC. I do do that.. I leave it in the cauldron and put in a sink of cold water overnight. Its frightening how much fat has solidified with lovely jelly stock from the bones underneath but I atill miss some fat no matter how carefully I move the top layer. He ho. Ta anyway

[William51]

 Your soups sound delicious, i do not drink much soup but i always keep some cans in my larder just in case.