Three recipes for easy, fast, everyday cold weather soup. Got any of your own? I’m cold and hungry.
Old Fashioned Potato
Couple pounds give or take of peeled diced white potatoes
3 ribs celery, chopped, chop the leaves too if they are there
Half a medium onion chopped
water
half a stick butter or margarine
couple tablespoons flour
two or three cups milk or half n half
salt
pepper
Boil the potatoes, onions and celery in salted water. Use just enough to barely cover. When the potatoes are fork tender throw in half the butter. Add the milk. Melt other half of the butter. Mix in the flour to make a thin paste. Pour into the soup, stirring constantly. Bring soup up to a boil. Simmer for about 5 or ten minutes. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
Hamburger Cabbage Soup
Half head of green cabbage chopped rough
Couple slices of bacon, chopped
pound of ground beef, lean is nicest
large can of chopped tomatoes, and one small can
medium onion, chopped
can of dark red kidney beans
3/4 cup uncooked rice
two cloves garlic, minced
salt
dash sugar
dash red pepper
dash black pepper
In a large pot, render the bacon till brown. Brown the hamburger. Add onions and cook until they begin to look transparent. Add chopped cabbage and cook about 2/3 minutes. Add chopped garlic. Add tomatoes and one large can of water. Drain the kidney beans and add them. Add other seasonings simmer about 20 minutes until cabbage is crispy tender. Add rice and cook until rice is done. This is really good with any kind of crispy bread.
Cream of Root Vegetable Soup
Pound of potatoes, cubed
Pound of turnips, cubed
1/2 lb. of carrots, cubed
half medium onion, chopped
You may also use: rutabaga, parsnips, or sweet potatoes, any root veggie
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 to 1/2 stick butter or margarine
2 cups milk or half and half
salt
pepper
Cook the veggies in the chicken broth until tender. Mash the veggies with a potato masher. You can also pour mixture into a blender or food processer, but I like it a little lumpy. Add butter and milk, bring to a boil, simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley, cheese or dash of red pepper. Good with grilled sandwiches.
I’m making chicken noodle tonight.
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