Recipes - Soup!

[caseysmom]

Chorizo is pig cheeks....

[RICHARD]

I just finished my pot of SP soup.

I ran about 2/3s of it thru the blender and man, it rocks!

When it cools down I'll pack some for the freezer.

[Medusa]

I just finished my pot of SP soup.

What is dat?

[RICHARD]

What is dat?

Split pea. LOL, I had dinner done before 9:15 this morning..

That's what I like about this time of year, it's cool enough to cook in the morning and warm enough to work outside the rest of the day.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Chorizo is pig cheeks....

While chorizo may have pig cheeks in it....as is true of any pork sausage -- tht is not what it is made from. It is just a pork sausage (usually pork anyway) that has seasonings in it.

I have eaten fish cheeks. Taste the same as fish anything else!

[caseysmom]

While chorizo may have pig cheeks in it....as is true of any pork sausage -- tht is not what it is made from. It is just a pork sausage (usually pork anyway) that has seasonings in it.

I have eaten fish cheeks. Taste the same as fish anything else!

It was one of the top ingredients on the pack I bought...so sue me.

[jennielynn1970]

Wow... I never paid attention to the packs of chorizo. As long as it's not tusks, hooves and snouts, I'm good to go!!

Come to think of it, I get all my "country style" sausage from my dad's buddy when they butcher. I'm guessing I'm getting pig cheeks in those too. It's the best sausage I've ever had. They make amazing smoked sausage too. Makes me want pancakes and smoked sausage!


Back to soup.

I need smoked turkey or something to make more lentil soup. At the moment all I have are FISH STICKS, and I don't think those are going to cut it, lol.

[Edwina's Secretary]

It was one of the top ingredients on the pack I bought...so sue me.

Really? My bad! Oh well....meat is meat...

[sirrahbed]

We had the YUMMIEST soup tonight - the recipe is one I copied last year from here - it was posted by Sallyanne and wow was it ever good!!! I hope some of you will try it. It is like a spicy bean soup and just fabulous!! We had it with a pan of cornbread.

White Chili - Sasvermont

2 medium onions
4-6 chicken breast halves
1 T. olive oil
4 cloves of garlic minced
2 4oz. cans green chilies chopped
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 ½ tsp. dried oregano crumbled
¼ tsp. cayenne red pepper
4 16 oz. cans white beans with juice
4 cups of chicken broth
12 oz. Monterey Jack cheese

Place chicken in cold water, bring to simmer until tender (15 mins.) Drain and cool and chop! Heat oil in same pan, medium high heat. Add onions, sauté 10 minutes. Stir in garlic, chilies, cumin, oregano and red pepper – sauté 2 minutes. Add undrained beans and chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, add chicken until heated. Remove from heat. Add cheese, stir to melt and serve. And the best part – add a dollop of sour cream!

[caseysmom]

That recipe for white chili sounds really good I will try it for sure.

Today we were going to be gone all day so I put a bag and a half of white beans in the crockpot after soaking them all night. I put some salt pepper and dried thyme in with them and 2 hamhocks and let it all go on low about 9 hours, it was yummy,,,I am sure ham hocks aren't the healthies thing in the world though.

[RICHARD]

I made a very simple veggie soup last night.


Veggie soup.

2 quarts of water.
2 bullion cubes-any flavor will to- I used shrimp.
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 stalks of celery, sliced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 cup of green beans.
1 tsp basil
salt and pepper to taste.

Put the bullion cubes and water on to heat.

Chop and add the veggies.

Cook for about 45 minutes to one hour on low heat.

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I did add rice to the mix towards the end. 1/2 cup if you like- you could add a hand full on noodles?