Winter soups!
As the weather gets chilly and cold season advances upon us, I find my thoughts turning to soup. I usually make one to two soups a week all winter long. I would love to get recipes/ideas/new things to try. What are some of people's favorite winter soups? What is the soup you crave on a cold, blustery day?
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Here's one of my cold weather favorites...
Mexican Potato Soup
4 lg potatoes, peeled, cubed
1 16 oz. can diced tomatoes, or 1 can Rotel
1 onion, chopped
1 med. can Ortega green chiles
some minced jalapeno and garlic
1/2 lb. bacon, cut up
Jack cheese, gratedBoil potatoes (cover with water).
Fry bacon until crisp, drain.
Cook onion, green chiles and diced tomatoes in bacon grease. When potatoes are fork tender, mash with masher in water, until just broken up.
Add bacon and tomato mixture, simmer for awhile.
Cover soup with jack cheese, allow to melt
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This fall I've started making hot and sour soup, and I think it's perfect, especially at the beginning of cold-and-flu season. It's easy, too.
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Ox-tail soup is really wonderful anytime of year. It's a clear-ish broth and perfect for those who are lactose intolerant and want a flavorful winter soup without cream. I used to eat bowls and bowls of this as a kid. If you have left overs, it's great to add in some noodles or pasta the next day.
Boil 2-3 good sized cuts of ox-tail (larger than a fist) for 1-2 hours.
--> Optional: Cool overnight in the fridge, remove fat. You can also remove the bones at this point, but I usually leave them in an take care not to serve them when I dole out the soup. Although some people like to eat the ox-tail meat.Add chopped carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, and salt to taste.
--> Optional: dried scallops (only 1-2 large ones)Note: if you are using fresh tomatoes, it's nice to add some ketchup to give a little thickness to the soup. If you are using canned peeled tomatoes, but sure to add in a little of the tomato juice.
Boil until potatoes are done and serve!
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I love soups, we make them every sunday, and at least one more time during the week.
The weekends are usually reserved for a bean soup or chili soup. I made this white chili last weekend, and was VERY pleased with the results:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/White-Chili-II-2/Detail.aspxAnd this weekend, my husband made corn chowder, substituting proscuitto for the bacon and frozen corn for the fresh called for:
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives...I really enjoyed it.
During the week, I really like to take snow peas, broccoli, peppers, udon noodles, shrimp and soup base I get from an asian market and make udon noodle soup. Trader joes has some udon soups in their refrigerated case, and if you add shrimp, veggies, and a little sesame oil make the perfect meal.
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juliebird
Oct 29, 2006 09:26 PM
My favorite soup/stew is a recipe that was featured in my local paper, oh, five years ago. It is a curried lentil soup and the flavors are amazing. I adore the texture of mustard and cumin seeds. I like some spice so I typically use a habanero as opposed to a jalapeno.
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re: SLO
Clearly I'm not juliebird, but I was able to access it.
Credit to San Diego Signs on Entertainment.
Cheese Shop's Indian Lentil Soup
6 servings1-1/2 cups uncooked lentils
4 cups water
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon light vegetable oil (divided use)
2 tablespoons black mustard seeds
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon Madras curry powder
1 fresh jalapeno chile, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 onions, chopped
1/2 cup dried unsweetened coconut
1 quart canned tomatoes
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon cayennePut lentils, water and bay leaves into a medium-size pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally to keep lentils from sticking. Cook for about 30 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
In a soup pot, heat 1/4 cup of the oil. When you drop a mustard seed in the oil and it sizzles, the temperature is right. Pour in mustard and cumin seeds and cook until most of them pop. Lower the heat and stir frequently so you don't burn any of the seeds. Stir in Madras curry powder, then jalapeno, then garlic, ginger and turmeric. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the onions. Stir and cook for 10 minutes. Add the coconut along with the remaining tablespoon of oil, then cook for 10 minutes more.
Crush the canned tomatoes with your hand or the back of a spoon to get small pieces. Add to the soup, along with the accompanying tomato juice and the salt. Cook for 20 minutes, or until hot. Stir frequently so nothing sticks.
Stir in cumin, coriander and cayenne. Add the cooked lentils and water, removing bay leaves. Continue to simmer for at least 30 minutes.
(From The Cheese Shop.)
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JenMarie66
Oct 29, 2006 01:59 AM
I made a great soup tonight -- bit of a mishmash that came out really nice.
chop 1 or 2 stips of bacon, put in a big soup pot with some o.oil, 1 chopped onion, 2 chopped carrots, 3 chopped celery stalks and 2 sliced sausages (i used leftover chicken/ mushrooms sausages) and let all brown a bit. next add 1/2 head chopped cabbage, 1 diced tomato (or small can of), cook on high, stirring. add some chile powder, cumin seeds, salt, and red pepper flakes, keep stirring, then add about 4 cups chicken broth, one can black beans, 3 cloves crushed garlic. stir and simmer for 15-20 minutes, add 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and simmer another 20 minutes (it'll be quite thick). serve w/ a dolop of whole yogurt. hearty wintery goodness. -
Sweet Potato Chile Lime Soup
1 sweet onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, chopped (I like more, actually!)
tbsp or so of olive oil
(SAUTE THE ONIONS AND GARLIC IN THE OLIVE OIL FOR A FEW MINUTES)4 sweet potatos, sliced or cubed
quart of chicken or veggie broth
(ADD BROTH AND SWEET POTATOES TO POT OF ONION AND GARLIC, BRING TO A BOIL, THEN COVER A KEEP AT A ROLLING BOIL UNTIL POTATOES ARE SOFT....ABOUT 20 MINUTES)1 poblano pepper, roasted/skin removed/seeded/course chop
2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
(WHEN POTATOES ARE SOFT, ADD THE PEPPERS TO THE SOUP, AND COOK FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES MORE)IN BATCHES, PUREE YOUR SOUP IN A FOOD PROCESSOR OR BLENDER, AND POUR BACK INTO POT.
1/4 cup apple juice (this is my little addition, cools the heat a bit, and sweetens it a touch....add as little or much as you'd like....I also added a couple swirls of fat free milk, too)
Juice of 2 limes
salt and pepper to tasteFry up some corn tortilla strips and pile in the soup (this makes it, I think!).
Really yummy and easy!
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I choose recipes from the Moosewood Daily Specials and the Moosewood Low Fat Cookbooks. Recent favorite was a Southwestern squash, corn and tomato soup/stew. From Cooking Light Magazine, a favorite is Jalapeno Vegetable Chowder, cauliflower is used instead of potato. The jalapeno pepper is removed after simmering in the broth mixture so it's not very hot, just mildly flavored.
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howefortunate
Oct 28, 2006 05:08 AM
Fish Soup
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion chopped
2 medium size carrots chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon paprika
16 ounce can Italian plum tomatoes
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
2 eight ounce bottles clam juice
1 1/2 pounds of either flounder or sole cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon of anise-flavored apertif such as Richard or Pernod1. Saute onions in olive oil until wilted. Add garlic and saute for another minute.
2. Add everything but fish and apertif.
3.Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4.Add fish and simmer 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in aperitif and serve immediately.
Note: If you want to make this ahead of time, do steps 1-3 in advance. Just before serving bring the soup back to a simmer and cook the fish just before serving.howefortunate
http://www.cheers2wine.com/wine-newsl...
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UnConundrum
Oct 27, 2006 11:17 PM
My all time favorite is Chicken, mushroom, and rice chowder.... recipe is at http://www.recipesonrails.com/recipes... Turns out really thick. Recipe has some of my own shortcuts in it, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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yumyum
Oct 27, 2006 10:00 PM
This isn't really a winter soup, per se, but I made it again tonight and it's really good and pretty healthy altho I do doll mine up with sour cream and avocado slices ... lime cilantro soup with chicken. It would also work well for Candy's post about new things to do with boring old chicken breasts , this recipe calls for two although I used an equivilant amount of tenders tonight because they were on sale .
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Tuscan White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons from The Greens cookbook. Here's the recipe:
http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-a...I use canned beans and puree the entire mixture with a hand blender. So hearty and delicous.
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Tortilla soup with chicken & lime.
Onion soup with white wine, cumin, and ground blanched almonds (trust me).
Green cabbage soup with onions, white wine and lemon (juice and yellow rind from one whole), cook down then puree.
Chickpea with rosemary, topped with olive oil croutons.
Green split pea, at the end throw in sauteed finely chopped greens (parsley, chervil, boston or romaine lettuce).
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re: ssusu
It's here:
http://www.soupsong.com/ronion4.html
Though I don't bother straining the almonds, just grind them up really well and mix in.
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Deenso
Oct 27, 2006 12:47 PM
Here's a winter favorite of ours that I'm looking forward to making again soon.
Chestnut Soup
1⁄2 cup minced celery
1⁄2 cup minced onion
1 stick (1⁄2 cup) unsalted butter
1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
8 cups chicken broth
15-oz. can unsweetened chestnut purée1⁄2 cup heavy cream
1⁄4 cup Frangelico
freshly ground white pepper to taste
1⁄2 cup crème fraîche for garnish, if desired
10 chestnuts, roasted and chopped for garnish if desired (Actually, I buy already roasted and peeled chestnuts in a jar)
Cook the celery and the onion in the butter in a kettle over moderately low heat, stirring until the vegetables are softened, add the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the broth and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Whisk in the chestnut purée and simmer the soup for 5 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and Frangelico, simmer the soup for 1 minute, and stir in salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish it with the crème fraîche and the roasted chestnuts. Makes about 12 cups, serving 8 to 10.›3 Replies-
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mirage
Oct 27, 2006 10:07 PM
Deenso - I recently made one of your soups: Leek, Potato and Kielbasa. Very simple and very good.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...
Thank you.
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Katie Nell
Nov 2, 2006 02:47 PM
I made this last night too! It was very good... I love kielbasa! Thanks for the recipe Deenso and for the inspiration mirage!
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Karl S
Oct 26, 2006 08:58 PM
Hands down: kale soup. It is at least as much a part of coastal Massachusetts as clam chowder (the only thing I suspect could be even more traditional is fish chowder). Kale soup is a derivative of the Portuguese caldo verde, which is itself a fantastic soup of course.
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ssusu
Oct 26, 2006 10:05 PM
This is going on the menu this weekend. Thanks for the link. As luck would have it, I have the Dean and DeLuca cookbook. My winter soups tend to run more toward the beans 'n' greens variety than chowders/squash soups, mainly because I seem to have a cold from October to May, but I'm open to suggestion. Keep 'em coming!
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Hoosierland
Oct 26, 2006 08:53 PM
Butternut squash is my new favorite. I do it two ways, one with apple and ginger and the other with a sweet potato and garnished with balsamic and gorganzola.
I also have been really happy with a cannalini bean soup with rape and digitali (sp?).
Usually I end up doing a chicken and noodle with an old fashioned, wagon train, one egg noodle.
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I made pots of butternut squash soup (from Cooks Illustrated website) and bean & bacon soup recently for a big dinner. The CI squash soup was a huge success. If you go to their site and do a search you should be able to download it - free registration is required. The b & b was also good, really hearty in cold weather.
I'm planning to make a Cuban black bean soup this weekend and perhaps a mussel and squash curry soup which sounds interesting. We do a variety of lentil soups as well. Our current version is spicy and has lots of kale in it. Another winter favorite is Scotch broth, with lamb, barley and lots of vegetables.
We both love fish chowders. I made a Portugese fish chowder a couple of weeks ago which DH couldn't get enough of. The recipe is by Jasper White and has fish, chorizo, potatoes and lots of vegetables.
I usually make soups in big batches and freeze what we can't eat immediately so we always have soup in the freezer.
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yumyum
Oct 27, 2006 07:26 PM
Mine turned out a bit salty -- but I didn't use low sodium chix stock as suggested. That would be my only reservation. Oh, and don't be scared of the look of the ham steak when you pull it out of the beans. Ugly but very tasty chopped up and stirred back into the soup.
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re: yumyum
This is my black bean soup recipe - simple and very good. Add extra cilantro when serving for cilantro lovers.
Black Bean Soup
serves 816 oz dried black beans
4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4 inch strips
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
1 small yellow bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
10 cups water
1-2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Cover beans with 4 inches of water, soak overnight. Drain soaked beans. Combine bacon, onion and garlic in large pot. Cook bacon until crisp and onion is opaque, stirring occasionally. Add beans, water, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add chopped peppers and cilantro and simmer for 30 minutes. Adjust seasonings if necessary.
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pilotgirl210
Oct 26, 2006 08:23 PM
Oops.....I cut and pasted this recipe into the above reply and the bullets came out as *n*s. Sorry about that. Also, I saw this recipe made on an early morning television show years ago and have been making it ever since. I'm a mother, although not Jewish, so maybe someone can help me with the proper spelling of the noodles. Thanx.
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pilotgirl210
Oct 26, 2006 08:18 PM
This is a favorite of mine. Once I make it, we live on it for a week.......tee hee
Jewish Mother's Chicken Noodle Soup
One 4- to 5-pound stewing hen or frying chicken (whole), all visible fat removed
n Four or five stalks celery (diced)
n One large onion (diced)
n Four or five carrots (diced)Place chicken in a Dutch oven, cover with vegetables and fill with cold water to cover half-way up breast. Add minimal salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
Stew chicken for about an hour and a half. Remove from heat and place chicken into a large bowl.
Place stewing broth and cooked vegetables into a blender, cover with a towel (to avoid a kitchenwide explosion) and process until pureed. This may require two batches.
Place the pureed mixture back into the Dutch oven and add:
n Four or five stalks celery (diced)
n One large onion (diced)
n Four or five carrots (diced)
n Three or four cups water
n One large spoonful Better Than Boullion (chicken flavored)
n One large spoonful Better than Boullion (beef flavored)While bringing the pot back up to a simmer, debone chicken, dice or shred into small pieces and return chicken meat to the pot. Season to taste with salt, celery salt, a touch of minced garlic powder and white pepper.
When pot begins to slowly boil, add one package Kruslix (sp?)or homemade thick-cut noodles.
This soup is chock full of vitamins (double the norm) and is great for relieving a stuffy head and other cold symptoms. Besides, it just tastes great!!!
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pilotgirl210
Nov 21, 2006 12:06 AM
Oh, I've had one for years. Just find it easier to use my blender...and it does a more thorough job, in my opinion. But I'll have to give it another go next time.
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Vegetable beef barley is great for cold days.
Also buffalo chicken chowder and chicken soup with matzo balls.
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re: ssusu
1 sm. onion - chopped
3 ribs celery – chopped3 potatoes - cubed
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 cups diced, cooked chicken
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce1/4 cup crumbled bleu cheese
1⁄2 tsp salt
-In a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, sauté onions, celery and potatoes in butter until tender.
-Stir flour into pan; slowly whisk in milk and broth.
-Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted.
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