Sharing my appreciation for good home cooking as an expression of love.
Mixed vegetable soup with home made bread
Vegetable soup is one of the simplest soups to make. I say that because I don’t think I’ve made it the same way twice. It’s usually whatever I have that works at the time. All you need is a green veggie/root/legume/mushroom combo and some stock. Then you can season and spice it however you want. You don’t have to have all of them either.
lemon grass, washed and cut
For this soup I used onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, peas, broccoli and carrots, then lemon grass and basil for flavour.
first, the 2 onions chopped in the pot with some oil, then while they sizzle,…… mushrooms, about 15 to 20 of them …… chop chop chop …then add to the onionspeas washed and ready, they go in next with the lemon grassin they goafter a about 2 minutes add 350ml of stock, or a cup. Let it come to a boil and bubble under low fire till the peas are cookedmeanwhile prepare the rest of the ingredients, 2 carrots chopped, broccoli cut and washed, 2 tomatoes cut into chunky pieces, and a few washed basil leaveswhen the peas are cooled add carrots, broccoli and 2 cups of hot water. When the broccoli is ready (i.e. still crunchy, just blanched) it’s ready. Salt to tastethen add the basil and tomatoes, stir, wait two minutes for the tomatoes to soften then serveserved!with a couple of slices of home made bread
Making, eating and sharing good food are a splendid way to start, brake and end a day! I post good eats on www.pendolamama.co.ke. Life is a feast, eat up!
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