Vegetable soup

Prep:30minCook:4h

Nothing beats a hearty and warm vegetable soup for filling bellies, hearts and keeping $$ in your wallet. Here is my basic vege soup recipe that can be adjusted to any vege you may have on hand.

Updated at: Fri, 03 May 2024 01:33:50 GMT

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupCelery

optional, Just add any of the above if you have them

2 cupsPumpkin

or any other greens like spinach, Kale etc, chopped

or grains, optional to bulk up meal

vegetable stock powder

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Dice onion and celery

Step 2

Grate carrot

Step 3

Add to a large stock or soup pot over medium high heat and saute in a little oil.

Step 4

Add any meat or bones you've decided to add, you can either purchase ham hock or bacon bones specifically for soup or the deli counter usually sell ham bones, or use a bone leftover from roast pork, lamb or beef (shin bones are best but any will do as long as they are large enough to see so you can eat around them)

Step 5

Saute until caramelised and smelling fragrant

Step 6

Add the rest of your vegetables,

Step 7

add in any herbs (fresh or dried) pluse your bay leaves

Step 8

if you want to make this in the slow cooker now would be the time to tip it all into slow cooker, then deglaze pot with boiling water and add water to slow cooker.

Step 9

Optional Add Soup grains or soup mix to bulk it up (this makes the soup go alot further but also makes the bottom likely to catch so stir more often)

Step 10

Fill to 3/4 full with boiling water and allow to simmer for 3-6 hrs stiring occasionally.

Step 11

taste and add vegetable stock(optional), Salt and pepper to taste

Step 12

Serve with a know of Butter, Spoon of yoghurt, Milk or cream and fresh bead. Your family will love it!