Christmas Soup By Chef Alton Brown Food

CHRISTMAS SOUP BY CHEF ALTON BROWN

Steps:

• 1. Slice up your kielbasa.
• 2. Cook up the kielbasa till browned about 15 minutes. Once cooked remove from crockpot or dutch oven. See is you have 2 tablespoons of fat, if not add enough vegetable oil to equal that.
• 3. Add your garlic to the pot and cook for 2 to 3 minutes stirring often so not to burn. Add your beans and chicken broth and cook for 45 minutes on medium heat, covered. Next, add your potatoes and cook for another 15 minutes covered. Stirring occasionally. Add your torn kale (no stems) and cook for another 10 minutes just till the kale is tender not mushy. Add the red wine vinegar and pepper; stir.
• 4. (I added the kielbasa to the soup) but Alton Brown prefers to keep it separate and divide it up into 8 bowls first and then add a ladle's worth of soup over it to assure everyone gets kielbasa.

ALTON BROWN'S WINTER VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into an 8-quart stockpot over high heat until the oil shimmers. Add the mushrooms and saute until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set aside.
• Decrease the heat to low, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the carrots, celery, onions and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 30 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, sage, rosemary and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to break up the tomatoes. Add the water, soy sauce and Parmesan rind, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, about 15 minutes. Decrease the heat to low, add the squash and kale, cover and cook until tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Return the mushrooms to the pot along with the beans and red wine vinegar and cook until all is heated through, about 15 minutes. Remove the cheese rind and serve warm with shaved Parmesan.