What's in your soup kettle?

[TX_Brewing]

Recipes are hard for me as I don't follow them, sauteed the trinity, sliced and browned some sausage, brats this time cause I had them, homemade stock from the freezer, season, lentils, cook till tender, Twas good

Close enough for government work! I can work with it from there.

Thanks!

 

[lschiavo]

Recipes are hard for me as I don't follow them, sauteed the trinity, sliced and browned some sausage, brats this time cause I had them, homemade stock from the freezer, season, lentils, cook till tender, Twas good

Looks great. That's how I cook. I do look up recipes though. I usually look at half a dozen and take what I like from them before I figure out what I want to do to make it my own. I'm not so good at remembering the basic proportions so recipes get me started there.

I will be making some chili in the next few days(after that pic above, how could I not). I want to use a Chuck roast to have some more substantial chunks of meat. I have my wife picking up a bunch of peppers right now. I'd like the base to be tomato/chilli but not from powder. It's a work in progress. I'll post a pic for sure.

 

[Crohnnie]

Homemade chicken and vegetable is my favorite. Just chicken, lots of onions, some carrots and celery, garlic, and salt. If it's survival mode soup I throw in things like noodles rice beets or pork

Looking into making some miso-like soup from sake lees I just pressed with some anchovies for the fish. I might forgo the seaweed or use nori(sushi seaweed).

 

[lschiavo]

Miso is awesome. I have little miso cubes I add to my ramen. I might make one right now...

 

[Crohnnie]

Miso is awesome. I have little miso cubes I add to my ramen. I might make one right now...

I'm gonna go get miso paste now I love miso too. Maybe some tofu too

 

[ChefRex]

Big pot of stock simmering over night,View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1479135670.561220.jpg

 

[ericbw]

That's a magazine shot right there (except that little dot you should have wiped off chef). Makin' me hungry.

Thanks! Sometimes I make it look pretty, but sometimes I'm too hungry!!

 

[ericbw]

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Beef barley soup made with stuff we had on hand including barley, carrots, onion, celery, homemade chicken stock, and a random baggie that said "12 oz bottom round" that was in the freezer.

Didn't wipe the bowl before the picture!

 

[lschiavo]

I wasn't very impressed with my chilli. It was good enough but not what I was shooting for so no picture.

Beef barley was on my list. One of my favorites.

 

[bfish]

Made some homemade stock from the carcass of a smoked beercan chicken. The SWMBO used it in her veggie barley soup (celery, carrot, tomato, sweet potato, corn, green pepper, onion). It was yummy, no pics this time.

 

[ChefRex]

Chicken, chickpeas, kale with some potatoes thrown in for good measure, outstanding if I do say myself,View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1479397882.810583.jpg

 

[Crohnnie]

Poop and dead mice

 

[ChefRex]

Poop and dead mice

This is truly sad.

 

[Homercidal]

Poop and dead mice

The trick is getting the ratio right and letting it simmer for long enough. Hard to do when the aroma is driving you crazy.

 

[Auger]

Chicken, chickpeas, kale with some potatoes thrown in for good measure, outstanding if I do say myself,View attachment 377322

I do a similar one but with ham and chorizo instead of chicken. Very good stuff.

 

[lschiavo]

Anyone do eggdrop? I used to make it all the time. It was automatic. I can't remember what I used to do now. I do remember ginger powder and green onions.

 

[Homercidal]

Anyone do eggdrop? I used to make it all the time. It was automatic. I can't remember what I used to do now. I do remember ginger powder and green onions.

My wife reminds me sometimes that her ex-boyfriend's mom used to make REALLY good fried chicken and Egg Drop Soup.

I'd like to learn how to make it. It's a nice basic soup that's relatively healthy. I've tried a couple of times but have never gotten the flavor and consistency from the better Chinese restaurants I've had it at.

 

[Homercidal]

Oh. Haven't made it yet, but Turkey and Wild Rice soup is on the agenda immediately after the T-day festivities. I just have to keep the MIL from tossing out the carcass. I may just plan to cook the stock on T-day evening so it doesn't have time to go bye bye.

 

[Crohnnie]

Oh. Haven't made it yet, but Turkey and Wild Rice soup is on the agenda immediately after the T-day festivities. I just have to keep the MIL from tossing out the carcass. I may just plan to cook the stock on T-day evening so it doesn't have time to go bye bye.

Mmm turkey stock

 

[Temptd2]

Oh. Haven't made it yet, but Turkey and Wild Rice soup is on the agenda immediately after the T-day festivities. I just have to keep the MIL from tossing out the carcass. I may just plan to cook the stock on T-day evening so it doesn't have time to go bye bye.

TOSSING OUT THE CARCASS??? OMG. I'd disown her!

 

[Dfitz]

Alas my kettle is empty at the moment, but I'm planning a Modelo Negra clone in the near future.

 

[ericbw]

Alas my kettle is empty at the moment, but I'm planning a Modelo Negra clone in the near future.

That's what I want to make next. I haven't done a lager yet.

 

[ChefRex]

Oh. Haven't made it yet, but Turkey and Wild Rice soup is on the agenda immediately after the T-day festivities. I just have to keep the MIL from tossing out the carcass. I may just plan to cook the stock on T-day evening so it doesn't have time to go bye bye.

A Ziploc and a freezer works wonders, all my trimming go in the bag till I have time/need.

 

[benco]

Making some leftover turkey gumbo today.

 

[Staestc]

Making some leftover turkey gumbo today.

Curious about your turkey Gumbo recipe/process.

 

[benco]

I just kinda followed one I found on google, I think it was Emerils. It turned out really good. We had some turkey left over from a oil less fried turkey and used the fat drippings to make the roux, a one to one ratio with flour. So it had turkey, andouille sausage, onion, green bell, celery, vegetable stock, cayenne pepper, black pepper, creole seasoning served over rice and topped with chopped scallions.

 

[Homercidal]

TOSSING OUT THE CARCASS??? OMG. I'd disown her!

Believe me, I've thought about it more than once. I checked her van over this weekend and fixed a "grinding noise" that was a piece of trim and splash shield rubbing on her tire when she turned.

For all that she bought me a Star Wars rogue One T-shirt. So I can't disown her this year.

I did manage to simmer that carcass for a while T-day night. Didn't make soup yet sue to having so much food in the fridge right now!

 

[Temptd2]

LOL @Homercidal - well, at least there's not a lot of this year left!

You're a good SIL.

 

[ericbw]

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We made a whole turkey for Thanksgiving and a turkey breast for the weekend. We put 2 gallons of stock in the freezer. From the breast carcass, we made more stock, which was the base for matzo ball soup with leeks, onions, and carrots.

 

[Homercidal]

Skimmed the fat and made turkey rice soup last night. Didn't have as much Wild Rice as I thought, so I don't really care to call it "Wild Rice Soup". It's a basic soup:

Softened onions, carrots, and celery in a pot. Added turkey juices. When boiling, added rice and simmered for a while. Added the pickings from the turkey and then needed to add more water and some stock flavoring (Too much meat!).

Then I added a bit of Belgian Wit Spices that we have been liking on our chicken.