Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Soy Minestrone


  Soy Minestrone

  1 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  1 med. onion, chopped (1.1/2 cups)
  1 med. carrot, chopped (1/2 cup)
  4 c. vegetable broth
  1/4 lb. red new potatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks (1 cup)
  1 c. canned plum tomatoes, with juice
  1 c. frozen soybeans (edamame-also known as sweet beans, remove from pods)
  1 sm. zucchini, chopped (1 cup)
  1/2 c. cut green beans (1-inch pcs.)
  3 large leaves Swiss chard, green part only, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch wide strips (2 cups)
  1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  1/2 c. dry ditalini pasta or any small pasta shape
  Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
In medium Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot and cook until onion is softened, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes.
Add broth and potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are almost tender, about 6 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes with their juice, soy-beans, zucchini, green beans, chard and red pepper flakes if desires.
Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir in pasta, reduce heat to low and simmer until pasta is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

French Bean Soup


French Bean Soup
  2 c. Beans (see below)
  1 qt. water
  1 ham hock
  1/4 tsp. pepper
  16 oz. can tomato
  l lrg. onion chopped
  1 chili pepper chopped
  1/4 c. lemon juice
  
Soak beans overnight, drain & cover with 2 qts water. Add ham hock & pepper cook 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1/2 hour more.

Beans: 1 lb. each of the following types of beans. Split Pea, Black Eyed Peas, Red Kidney Bean, Sm. White Bean, Large Lime, Pinto Bean, Lentil, Baby Lima, Great Northern, Black Bean, Pear Barley. These are dried beans.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Black Eye Pea Soup

Black Eye Pea Soup

  Black Eye Pea Soup

  5 cans black eye peas with jalapenos (drained)
  2 can s Rotel tomatoes
  3 cans mushrooms
  1/2 pkg. bacon
  1 onion (chopped)
  1 large can whole tomatoes (crushed up)

  Cook bacon until crisp. Drain most of the grease and saute onions till tender.
  Crumble bacon and add all ingredients into a 6 qt. crock pot. Cook on low
  for about 4 to 6 hours to allow flavors to blend.

  This is a very good dish. Good for the New Year for those who eat black
  eye peas for good luck.