Peasant Vegetable Soup Silver Palate Food

PEASANT VEGETABLE SOUP - SILVER PALATE

Steps:

• If using dried beans, sort thru the beans and discard any pebbles. Soak overnight in water that covers them by 3 inches. Melt the bacon fat or butter in a heavy soup pot. Add onions, leeks, celery and carrots and cook covered over low heat til veggies are tender and lightly colored about 25 min. stirring occasionally. Stir in thyme, bay leaf and a grinding of pepper, pour in the stock. Add parsnips, ham hock, green beans and zucchini and soaked beans and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered til beans are tender about 40 min. Remove ham hock aallow it to cool slightly. Cut the meat off and cut into chunks and return to pot. Add cabbage, garlic and parsley and simmer for another 5-10 mnutes. Taste, correct seasonings, adding salt at this point if it needs it. Serve immediately.

PEASANT SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until beans are softened., Drain and rinse, discarding liquid. Return to Dutch oven. Add 6 cups water, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, bay leaves, tomatoes, basil and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 hours or until the beans are tender., Discard bay leaves. Add oil and heat through.

ITALIAN PEASANT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook sausage over medium heat until browned and no longer pink; drain.
• Add onions and garlic; saute until tender.
• Add chicken; saute and stir until no longer pink.
• Add in the beans, broth, tomatoes, basil, and oregano; stir to mix.
• Cook uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add the spinach and heat just until wilted.
• Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

POTATO CHEESE SOUP - (SILVER PALATE) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add onions and carrots and cook over low heat, covered, until vegetables are tender and lightly colored, about 25 minutes. 2. Add parsley, stock and potatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 30 minutes. 3. Add dill, remove soup from the seat, and let it stand, covered, for 5 minutes. 4. Pour soup through a strainer and transfer the solids to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add 1 cup of the cooking stock and process until smooth. 5. Return pureed soup to the pot and add additional cooking liquid, about 3-4 cups, until the soup reaches the desired consistency. 6. Set over low heat, add salt and pepper to taste, and gradually stir in the grated cheese. When all the cheese is incorporated and the soup is hot (not boiling), serve immediately.

PEASANT SOUP

Steps:

• also need (bottle red Bordeaux wine, for the chef and the last few swallows of soup).
• Heat a coup pot over medium high heat with olive oil.
• Add the vegetables and ham to the pot as you chop them.
• Add cabbage to the pot and sprinkle with sugar and salt.
• Add 2 cups of water and cover.
• Steam the cabbage for 15 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and add the broth and beans. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and keep at a low simmer.
• Adjust the salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread, and don't forget to down the last few swallows with your trusty Bordeaux!