Have a favorite soup recipe?

[demi]

French Onion

Slice up a couple pounds of onions, I use a mixture or yellow and reds, leeks if they are not too expensive.  Saute in a little butter and oil and garlic (just a little) until transparent and sweet.  Add beef broth (boullion cubes will make it way too salty) and simmer for an hour or longer, hit with a splash of red wine just before serving...  Place in heatproof bowls, float a dried piece of bread or croutons, over with swiss or gruyere cheese and broil.  Actually better the next day.

[Anonymous]

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@demi wrote:

French Onion

Slice up a couple pounds of onions, I use a mixture or yellow and reds, leeks if they are not too expensive.  Saute in a little butter and oil and garlic (just a little) until transparent and sweet.  Add beef broth (boullion cubes will make it way too salty) and simmer for an hour or longer, hit with a splash of red wine just before serving...  Place in heatproof bowls, float a dried piece of bread or croutons, over with swiss or gruyere cheese and broil.  Actually better the next day.

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Now I'm hungry.

[haulingthescoreup]

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demi wrote:

French Onion

Slice up a couple pounds of onions, I use a mixture or yellow and reds, leeks if they are not too expensive.  Saute in a little butter and oil and garlic (just a little) until transparent and sweet.  Add beef broth (boullion cubes will make it way too salty) and simmer for an hour or longer, hit with a splash of red wine just before serving...  Place in heatproof bowls, float a dried piece of bread or croutons, over with swiss or gruyere cheese and broil.  Actually better the next day.

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*moans*

[Scamp]

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haulingthescoreup wrote:

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demi wrote:

French Onion

Slice up a couple pounds of onions, I use a mixture or yellow and reds, leeks if they are not too expensive.  Saute in a little butter and oil and garlic (just a little) until transparent and sweet.  Add beef broth (boullion cubes will make it way too salty) and simmer for an hour or longer, hit with a splash of red wine just before serving...  Place in heatproof bowls, float a dried piece of bread or croutons, over with swiss or gruyere cheese and broil.  Actually better the next day.

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*moans*

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*drools*

[demi]

The French Onion soup is really easy.  I am not much of a soup person, this and split pea are my favorites.   I think of soup as pretty much a cold weather thing.

To make it even easier, I keep my onions in the fridge, greatly reduces the tear factor.

[dizbuster]

WoW! I love Pozole. My wife is from Mexico and while she can't cook to save her life, (sorry DW) her mother makes Pozole for special occasions. She usually uses goat as the meat of choice which is fine by me. A big bowl of Pozole with some limes and warm corn tortillas is what I call the best dinner in the world!

[demi]

Pozole is great...

Menudo, not so great !

[dizbuster]

Ha! Menudo. That reminds me of the time I went to visit my wifes family in California. We are at her aunts house and it was the first time I had met any of her family. Of course being Hispanic they ask me if I was hungry. I say yes and I get a huge bowl of this soup stuff that looks like octopus legs floating in the bowl. I had no idea what it was. I didn't want to be rude but I was turning green with every bite. My wife thought it was the funniest thing she ever saw. I remind her of that to this day about what I went through to be polite in front of her family.

[Anonymous]

Lentil Soup

2 cups cooked lentils

1/4 cup chopped cooked carrots

1/4 cup chopped green onions

1 cup tomato juice

2 cups lentil juice

1/2 cup finely chopped parsley

Mix ingredients, heat to a boil, add 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, salt to taste.

[Anonymous]

Here are a couple of my favorites with a Southwestern / Tex-Mex flavor: 

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 small pkg. corn tortillas, sliced or chopped

2 lbs. chicken breast,         "       "       "

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cans diced tomatoes

3 cans chicken broth

2 Anaheim peppers, diced

1 Pablano pepper,     "

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Bring all ingredients to a boil.  Cover and simmer 5-10 minutes.  Serve garnished with grated cheese (Longhorn Colby, Monterrey Jack, or Pepper Jack) and tortilla chips, if desired.

Hearty Beef Taco Soup

1 lb. ground beef

2 cans tomato juice

1 can diced tomatoes

1 onion, finely chopped

1 can sweet corn

1 can pinto beans

1 small can chopped green chiles

1 pkg taco seasoning

Cook ground beef and taco seasoning (according to instructions on seasoning packet).  Mix all other ingredients and simmer 30-45 minutes.  Add taco meat and enjoy!