# Soup's up! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616 "2001-01-05T20:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Needs2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@Needs2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Needs2know)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/1 "2001-01-05T20:15:43Z")
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. Needs2know ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/2 "2001-01-05T21:02:27Z")
I make a potato soup like yours, but I also add cubed ham and cheddar cheese. Yummy. Your other recipes look good, too. I’ll have to give them a try. ---
**Author:** ![Needs2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@Needs2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Needs2know)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/3 "2001-01-05T21:08:05Z")
And I thought all of mine looked high fat with the bacon renderings, butter and milk! Sounds good I’ve had tater soup that way. Usually make the stuff in a pinch since I always have onions, potatoes, celery and milk around. I love it with leeks but who keeps leeks in their fridge all the time, you know. Oh yeah, measurments are approximate. This is stuff I throw together from scratch and never really measure. Needs2know ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/4 "2001-01-05T21:12:00Z")
This isn’t the fastest recipe in town, but it sure leaves the pot pretty quickly. [li][\*\* Sopa De Arroz Con Pollo\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=#750276post750276)[/li]_Chicken and Rice Soup_ [sup]Submitted by **Zenster** [/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Needs2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@Needs2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Needs2know)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/5 "2001-01-05T21:21:00Z")
Zenster…the link didn’t come through. I could have posted a few recipes that do take longer and contain a lot more ingredients. I’m just usually throwing together stuff at the end of day and soup is so appealing during the winter. My mother says I can make soup from a shoe. I pretty much can look around in your cupboards, freezer and fridge and come up with something to throw together. Try again please. If this recipe uses cumin then I know I’ll like it. Needs2know ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/6 "2001-01-05T22:47:12Z")
This is a “Cheater’s Soup”, but one of my favorites, especially when camping. 2 cans Vegtable Beef soup 2 cups water 1 large potato 1 lb. ground beef (cooked) 1 medium onion any veggie leftovers you happen to have in the fridge. Simmer until taters are done. Yummy! I sometimes also add leftover spaghetti sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/7 "2001-01-05T22:55:35Z")
Just to prove I can cook… Wedding Soup… Chicken stock Sweet (or mild) Italian sausage Angel hair pasta diced chicken 1 - 2 leaves of chopped spinach parsley as desired Bring chicken stock ,diced chicken and sausage to a boil, reduce heat. Add small amount of angel hair pasta and spinach. Cook an additional 10 min. Parsley to garnish Great with a Caesar Salad and warm crusty bread ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/8 "2001-01-05T23:15:58Z")
Recipe deficient, I’m afraid but at the risk of sounding very open sandals, untamed beard and white socks, can I mention a range of vegetables with …… **red lentils** and a splash of Worcestershire sauce? No ! …ok. How about my winter warmer favourite……really, really thick **Pea and Ham** soup. Wonderful stuff, especially with fresh-out-of-the-oven bread !! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/9 "2001-01-06T04:02:52Z")
**Recipe for (Insert type of soup here) Soup** Ingredients: 1 can (insert type of soup here) soup, any brand Water (if can label contains the word “condensed”) Instructions: Open can with can opener. Pour into soup pot. Add appropriate amount of water, if necessary. Heat until done. Microwave Instructions: Open can with can opened. Pour into microwave safe bowl. Add appropriate amount of water, if necessary. Nuke until hot. My dad makes good homemade soup, though. He will be making pea soup next week and promised to let me know when. Yum yum. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/10 "2001-01-06T04:23:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Needs2know \* > \*\*Zenster…the link didn’t come through… Try again please. If this recipe uses cumin then I know I’ll like it. > > Needs2know \*\* This is so frickin’ embarassing! I could have sworn I tested the [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=750276#post750276)! [sup]PS: _N2k_, YOU ARE _SO_ GONNA LOVE THIS RECIPE![/sup] ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soups-up/48616/11 "2001-01-06T05:53:28Z")
My favorite cold-weather, sick, achy and sorry for myself soup. Takes 2 pans, but plenty of good stuff to make it worth while. Dump chicken stock and modest amount of water in soup pot. Toss in at least 5-6 (ha! I use more) cloves of peeled garlic. Let it simmer and the garlic get sweet and tender. When you feel able, saute some chicken bits in olive oil. When golden, toss into broth. In same pan, quickly add chopped onion and celery until soft; dump into broth. Then do the same w/ chopped yellow squash/zucchini/red bell pepper, whatever–with a bit of cumin, coriander and good chili powder sprinkled in the pan juices. Cook a few minutes then toss 'er in the pot. Open and drain a can a good chopped tomatoes. (Rotel works well.) Dump it in the fry pan, swirl around awhile to get the good bits up, then dump that in the pot, too. Plop the frying pan in the sink, turn the soup down to barely simmering and go take a nap. Just before serving put a titch of fresh cilantro in a bowl, dump the hot soup over and eat. (Conventional recipes add diced avacado; it’d be great, but I don’t have 'em on hand.) Sounds fussier than it is. Just chop the hell outta the veggies at one time and the sauteeing only takes a few minutes. Eat it with corn chips, and a large box of tissues nearby. Veb