The New Official Favorite Soup Thread

[Doc Faustus]

Still torn between Minestrone and New England Chowder! State your most controversial opinions! Let the best soups win! So...
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SOUP?

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm always down with a good thick vegetable soup and I love pumpkin soup.

[neverending]

This thread is cruel. How can one chose a favorite soup? It's absurd. Chili con Queso, which is basically cheese soup would come close though.

[Doc Faustus]

Chili con queso is a quality soup. Was anybody else here disappointed by Whole Foods Loaded Baked Potato soup? I feel it didn't quite live up to its name.

[EatMySkorts]

Here is mine!!!

http://www.clusterflock.org/Cock%20Soup.jpg

[Despare]

Duck Soup

[Doc Faustus]

It's good cause it's authentic Jamaican, because artificial cock flavor's always disappointing, which explains the abyssmal sales on Diet Pepsi with Cock.

[EatMySkorts]

Yeah, there's nothing worse than artificial cock (if you're gonna eat it, that is).
It does have a longer shelf life, though.

[missmacabre]

Pasta Fagioli, a bean soup with pasta and spinach. Some people put small meatballs in it but I just leave them out for a good vegetarian meal with lots of iron and protein.

I also really enjoy a hot bowl of Campbell's tomato soup with grilled cheese.

[neverending]

Chili con queso is a quality soup. Was anybody else here disappointed by Whole Foods Loaded Baked Potato soup? I feel it didn't quite live up to its name.

Never had it. I love Progresso's Chicken Corn Chowder though.

[cheebacheeba]

?SP? Tom Yam Goong
Very nice mixture of flavours, light, and any time you're feeling sick, does the job.
Here's a recipe that seems to have it down
http://www.phuket.com/magazine/recipe-tom-yam-goong.htm
But even the packet stuff they make is pretty good right now.

Other than, I really like potato and leek soup.

[neverending]

Yah, potato leek soup is a winner. Potato anything really- potato broccoli...

Honestly, I can't think of a bad soup. I just love soup.

[missmacabre]

Yah, potato leek soup is a winner. Potato anything really- potato broccoli...

Honestly, I can't think of a bad soup. I just love soup.

I second potato and leek/broccoli. I used to get that for lunch whenever they had it as the special.

This thread is actually funny, cause I often say that i would eat soup for every meal. This started when I had braces and my teeth hurt like hell so I had no choice, but I still love soup. So many options.

Chinese restaurant down the street makes an amazing won ton soup.

and I used to make a soup with spicy clamato as a base, with onions, tomatoes and ground beef. garnished with sour cream. Kinda like taco soup lol

[Doc Faustus]

Pasta Fagioli, a bean soup with pasta and spinach. Some people put small meatballs in it but I just leave them out for a good vegetarian meal with lots of iron and protein.

I also really enjoy a hot bowl of Campbell's tomato soup with grilled cheese.

Actually, if it has meatballs in it, it's Italian wedding soup.

[cheebacheeba]

I also like that chicken/corn soup they give away at a lot of chinese restaurants/stalls, it's so simple and cheap but very satisfying.

I also love to make a mushroom soup with portabella, button, and enochi (sp) from scratch, vege stock, butter, garlic, thyme, pepper, cream it's so simple...served with rustic-as-fuck-burnt-around-the-edges grilled garlic bread.

[missmacabre]

Actually, if it has meatballs in it, it's Italian wedding soup.

Yeah I just looked it up. Minestroni, has more broth and less pasta and beans and more veggies (and you can include meat like chicken or beef), pasta fagioli has less broth and more pasta/veggies and beans. Italian wedding soup is minestroni with meatballs.

[Doc Faustus]

I like the Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana. That's a good soup. Anybody had this? Great stuff. Sausages, potatos, spicy broth. High marks from me.

[The_Return]

There's a garlic soup at a local Italian/Greek restaurant here that is absolutely to die for.

Sure, you can't go near another human being for like a week after you eat it...but godamn is it ever worth it.

[psycho d]

This thread is cruel. How can one chose a favorite soup? It's absurd. Chili con Queso, which is basically cheese soup would come close though.

i agree, most cruel indeed. Thai hot and sour, good French onion, clam chowder, almost anything Asian with noodles, i could never pick one. Ashe.
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[crabapple]

Cioppino, that marvelous seafood soup, especially if it's got some crab and clam, and maybe some lobster. Only had it a couple of times. Purely lovely.

[Posher778]

Chunky Chicken Noodle. :D

[Ferox13]

I'm a big soup maker - i make a mean potato and leek soup. My fave is prolly my Brocolli and cheese soup though.

[_____V_____]

Tomato, with plenty of chopped and fried onions and boiled green peas. Served hot.

[newb]

corn chowder

clam chowder - white & red

pea soup

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/exorcist.gif

[crabapple]

Well, of course. Everyone HERE likes pea soup because, well, we just do! :eek:

[ferretchucker]

I once had a terrible soup in a mexican restuarant that tasted like, no lie, plain doritios. Don't get me wrong, I love doritos, but when you're drinking them, it isn't the same.


Nah, the best soups are Pea and Ham, Oxtail and Cream of Chicken.

[Papillon Noir]

I once had a terrible soup in a mexican restuarant that tasted like, no lie, plain doritios. Don't get me wrong, I love doritos, but when you're drinking them, it isn't the same.


Nah, the best soups are Pea and Ham, Oxtail and Cream of Chicken.

What's Oxtail?

[_____V_____]

What's Oxtail?

They take the tail of an ox, finely chop it into tiny meat pieces and make the soup out of it.

Should taste good with salt and pepper.

[ferretchucker]

Oxtail soup is amazing. Try it.

[Papillon Noir]

Oxtail soup is amazing. Try it.

Well, V says I need an ox first. That just ain't happening in Baltimore. :p



Ugh, I just totally looked up this soup and you do use real cow tails! I thought V was kidding, LOL! British Cuisine is now scarier than previously known. :p

[VampiricClown]

Clam Chowder....Either homemade or an off brand.

[ferretchucker]

Well, V says I need an ox first. That just ain't happening in Baltimore. :p



Ugh, I just totally looked up this soup and you do use real cow tails! I thought V was kidding, LOL! British Cuisine is now scarier than previously known. :p

You ever tried eel Jelly? Now THAT is weird British Cuisine.

[Papillon Noir]

You ever tried eel Jelly? Now THAT is weird British Cuisine.

Eel Jelly? Wow! I didn't even know they had such a thing in England. Sounds like something from Japanese Cuisine. Do you put it on toast or something?

The strangest thing (and this is low on the strange scale) I had from England was Barley water, which tasted a lot like watery lemonade. I also had Dragon brand beef flavored potato chips in Wales (not sure if they are available in England), which were pretty damn tasty.

[Disease]

Potatoe and Leek is my faveorite, but there are so many others that are close to it. Pumpkin and coconut, Beetroot,Tom Yum, Broccoli and mint the list goes on.

[Roderick Usher]

too many favorites to choose just one

Tom Yum
Hot & Sour
Lobster Bisque
New England Clam Chowder
Butternut Squash (with fresh sage)

[The_Return]

Inspired by this thread, I just had a rather tasty Tomato Parmesan soup for lunch. Admittedly it was from Tim Horton's, but as far as fast-food soup goes I was actually pretty impressed.

[missmacabre]

Inspired by this thread, I just had a rather tasty Tomato Parmesan soup for lunch. Admittedly it was from Tim Horton's, but as far as fast-food soup goes I was actually pretty impressed.

gross again. I'm gonna make you hate Timmy's. haha. That soup is the only one I wouldn't eat from Tim Horton's because of the way it skins over in the heater. We had to scrape the film off of the top before serving it :eek:

[The_Return]

gross again. I'm gonna make you hate Timmy's. haha. That soup is the only one I wouldn't eat from Tim Horton's because of the way it skins over in the heater. We had to scrape the film off of the top before serving it :eek:

When it comes to fast-food, I'm a big fan of the whole "ignorance is bliss" angle. When I'm at work, my only options are either Timmy's or this little hole-in-the-wall that I'm positive is getting shut down by health inspectors one of these days.

By comparison - no matter how many horror stories you tell me - Tim's is really the only option.

(Yes, I realize I could pack a lunch...but who the hell has time for that? :p)

[neverending]

(Yes, I realize I could pack a lunch...but who the hell has time for that? )


I do. It takes less than 5 minutes to make a sandwich.

[psycho d]

Dang you guys to heck! It's six in the morning and now i am ready for dinner. i want recipes!!! Ashe.
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[urgeok2]

i dont care for soups (or any hot liquids for that matter) but i'll take a bit of Miso soup, or udon if i'm out for Japanese ... .

[Papillon Noir]

Having homemade Tomato and Fennel with Creme Fraiche tonight for dinner. Yum! :D

[scouse mac]

Broccolli and Stilton soup is probably my fav.


Close runners are potato and leek & the hot and sour soup you get in chinese restaurants

[Haunted]

I'm gonna have to try potato and leek. I love a good tomato bisque. It doesn't get any simpler or just better. She-crab soup is like that, only with crab.:p

I think I'm with a lot of people here. I just love a good soup.

Hey V, what kind of soups you got in India? I love Indian cuisine, but I've never tried the soups. Hook me up, bro!

[hacelikewhoa]

Potatoe + Broccoli cheese= <3

[_____V_____]

Hey V, what kind of soups you got in India? I love Indian cuisine, but I've never tried the soups. Hook me up, bro!

None of the stuff you saw in Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, let me assure you.

We ve got all sorts like you have. Tomato, cheese, pea (both green and white), carrot, vegetable, chicken, mutton, lobster, fish, beet, ginger...you name it, we got it.

My fav is the tomato soup, with plenty of chopped fried onions, green peas, butter, some chopped green chillies and seedless dates. Served hot.

Most hated - chicken soup. Just never liked the taste of it.

[ferretchucker]

None of the stuff you saw in Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, let me assure you.

We ve got all sorts like you have. Tomato, cheese, pea (both green and white), carrot, vegetable, chicken, mutton, lobster, fish, beet, ginger...you name it, we got it.

My fav is the tomato soup, with plenty of chopped fried onions, green peas, butter, some chopped green chillies and seedless dates. Served hot.

Most hated - chicken soup. Just never liked the taste of it.

I used to be a fan of tomato soup, but now it just tastes bitter to me for some reason.

[_____V_____]

Its all in the prep.

The way they make it at my home...mmmmmmmmm.

[ferretchucker]

I just trust Heinz to do it. :p

[_____V_____]

No wonder you dont like it. Packet stuff just doesnt cut it for me either.

I get the tomatoes fresh off the market, and they (wife and Mom) make it. Onions chopped finely, alongwith some green chillies. Fried till golden brown in butter (or cooking oil, whichever works), 5-6 seedless dates cut into 2-3 pieces, and about 15-20 green peas added and spread into the mix. Then add your mashed tomatoes, pulp and all. Add some salt to taste. You can even use sugar if you want your soup sweetened.

10-15 minutes tops, and its ready to be served hot. I can almost smell it right now. Oh boy...

[ferretchucker]

Tinned actually, but the point still sits. ;)

[ChronoGrl]

too many favorites to choose just one

Tom Yum
Hot & Sour
Lobster Bisque
New England Clam Chowder


Dead on with my favorites, actually. There was this little Thai place that had a DELICIOUS Tom Tum soup with shrimp and mushrooms - Just thinking about it makes me salivate.

Also - My mom makes a wicked tomato and spinach soup that is absolutely delicious... Tomato soup is one of my favorites - tomato bisque as well, especially with grilled cheese. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

[Noah]

Not a huge fan of soup, to be honest. Once in awhile I like the Campbell's Chunky kind.

Also don't mind Ramen, but I drain all the "soup" (see: water) out and just eat the noodles with the flavouring mixed in.

[milktoaste]

I'm more about the hardier soups, I usually prefer a stew really. Beef and barley, vegetable beef, chicken and dumpling or any thing with chunks of potato in it. Also it has everything to do with who's making the soup. Open a can of split pea soup and I'll turn my nose, but I'd go for 2nd's of a good homemade (fresh) soup.

[Haunted]

None of the stuff you saw in Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, let me assure you.

We ve got all sorts like you have. Tomato, cheese, pea (both green and white), carrot, vegetable, chicken, mutton, lobster, fish, beet, ginger...you name it, we got it.

My fav is the tomato soup, with plenty of chopped fried onions, green peas, butter, some chopped green chillies and seedless dates. Served hot.

Most hated - chicken soup. Just never liked the taste of it.

Recipes, boy. I say I want recipes.

[_____V_____]

Previous page, woman. Previous page. :D

[Haunted]

You gave me part of a recipe for one, and it has dates in it (although I might like dates in Indian food). So, what you're trying to tell me is, "Haunted, go to Amazon.com look up a big recipe book of Indian cuisine and buy the mother fucker?"

[_____V_____]

I get the tomatoes fresh off the market, and they (wife and Mom) make it. Onions chopped finely, alongwith some green chillies. Fried till golden brown in butter (or cooking oil, whichever works), 5-6 seedless dates cut into 2-3 pieces, and about 15-20 green peas added and spread into the mix. Then add your mashed tomatoes, pulp and all. Add some salt to taste. You can even use sugar if you want your soup sweetened.

10-15 minutes tops, and its ready to be served hot.

Nope, thats exactly how you prepare it. Good night. ;)

[Haunted]

Oh, that post. I didn't see that. Oops. Stupid me.

[scouse mac]

I once made a vegetable chowder, really tasty and unfortunately have no clue where the recipe is.

Not a soup, but chowder :)

[Doc Faustus]

Since Flayed now has a new least favorite thread due no doubt to the nefarious machinations of the one called Festered, I decided that the time has come to give HDC a rainbow and sunshine enema by bringing back what we all know to be Flayed's favorite thread. There hasn't been a whole lot of soup talk on HDC lately due to its deeply controversial nature but I'll do my best to breach this topic with sensitivity, wit and eroticism.
So, here it is:
I've been making a lot of chili lately, being a broke small press novelist and all, tossing hamburger, tomatoes, beans and sundry peppers into a pot and creating three days of protein rich meals makes a lot of sense. I have noticed that some people consider chili a soup, while for others it's either a stew or kind of its own thing entirely. Is chili soup? What chili tricks do you prefer? Is the sloppy joe, (which bears a striking resemblance to chili in certain ways) soup on a bun or is this too much of a stretch! DISCUSS!

[The Flayed One]

It's like a plastic Halloween pumpkin basket full of rape.

[Doc Faustus]

I'm choosing to assume that statement was on topic.

[Straker]

Chilli is not a soup. A liquid tomato base is not enough to qualify chilli as a soup. It's a stew. Anyone who tells you Chilli is a soup is lying and most likley has an anti-stew agenda.

Also, Cheddar & Broccoli soup is good. :cool:

[infernalhale]

This one's easy. My mother's homemade chili & vegetable soup(s).

[nightmare_of _death]

I really like taking Bob's Red Mill,vegie soup mix and a can of stewed tomatoes,and heating them up together you add a some water

http://www.bobsredmill.com/images/cache/BRM-9b4efe7a8b04014df2c30109a22700cb.jpg

next time I make it I'll try to remember and put up a pic. of what the finished product looks like.

[dkwrtw]

Soup is overrated, I can honesty say there's not a single kind I really like.

[cheebacheeba]

?SP? Tom Yam Goong
Very nice mixture of flavours, light, and any time you're feeling sick, does the job.
Here's a recipe that seems to have it down
http://www.phuket.com/magazine/recipe-tom-yam-goong.htm
But even the packet stuff they make is pretty good right now.

Other than, I really like potato and leek soup.

I also like that chicken/corn soup they give away at a lot of chinese restaurants/stalls, it's so simple and cheap but very satisfying.

I also love to make a mushroom soup with portabella, button, and enochi (sp) from scratch, vege stock, butter, garlic, thyme, pepper, cream it's so simple...served with rustic-as-fuck-burnt-around-the-edges grilled garlic bread.

Still much the same.
I also do a very nice chicken soup with around 40 ingredients...though it's not something I really want to type up.

[cheebacheeba]

Also, since I like this thread and it came to mind:
Snapper soup. Not that much into bisque or many other seafood based soups, I mean they're ok and all, but for me, a well done Snapper soup is fuckin' outta this world.

[novakru]

I made a homemade soup with red beans, black beans, veggies and about 20 herbs and spices.
I have been really digging starting most of my soups lately with some type of bean...you can go in so many directions just starting with a basic bean.

And I am thinking of starting some chicken stock with a entire fresh chicken instead of buying the canned stuff...never did this before so as with all soups or dishes started completely with fresh ingredients-the taste should be outstanding.

I am adding some meat into our diet even though I hate touching dead meat:D

[ferretchucker]

Cream of Chicken is to die for.

[ChronoGrl]

When I was in China, there were two rural Southern Chinese soups that I LOVED:

A pork and mushroom soup made of these fantastic and fresh long thin mushrooms... It was thick and yummy.

An egg and tomato soup... It was thick, comforting, and delicious over rice. Which I had learned how to make it while I was there... I really need to pull out my Wok cookbook. Part of the challenge of it is finding all of the Asian herbs and spices. I think I need to take time to go to Chinatown...

[novakru]

Mushrooms: you can pick up some organic shiitake and it will taste just as good, and even some baby bellas will work...:)

[ChronoGrl]

Mushrooms: you can pick up some organic shiitake and it will taste just as good, and even some baby bellas will work...:)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Perhaps I shall. Yuuuuuuuuuum. I want to make more soups. They can be economical and healthy... My mom makes a FABULOUS tomato/basil soup that's garlic-y and veggie and absolutely delicious... I'll have to pester her for the recipe.

Any favorite soups you make for the kiddies, Nova?

[novakru]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Perhaps I shall. Yuuuuuuuuuum. I want to make more soups. They can be economical and healthy... My mom makes a FABULOUS tomato/basil soup that's garlic-y and veggie and absolutely delicious... I'll have to pester her for the recipe.

Any favorite soups you make for the kiddies, Nova?

All my kids love my veggie soups.
I just throw all there fav veggies /sea salt/ boullion cube and some fresh herbs before school and simmer them at lowest setting all day. Around 4pm the soup smell is out of this world.

Throw everything and I mean EVERYTHING you enjoy in water and by the end of the day, you have perfect soup.:cool:

[Psycom5k]

Here is my own recipe for Bean and Ham soup. I had this posted on my clan forum as a joke, but since this thread is going might as well...

Ingredients
1 16oz bag of dried beans, any kind is fine, but the Goya Ham Beans are best.
1 Large Onion
1 bag of baby carrots(or regular but I prefer baby)
4 sticks of celery
2 tbs chopped garlic
1-2 chicken boullian cubes(depending on taste and how many packages of ham flavor come with beans(sometimes2 sometimes 1))
1 big hamsteak (you can find them for between 1-3 dollars for 1)
1 package of kielbasa
1/2 lb of bacon(Cooked, dried with paper towels to remove access fat, and crushed or cut up into smaller peices(as big as you think is right)
Black Pepper To taste(Optional)
Liquid Smoke(any kind) a few drops.

*NOT NEEDED*
You can also add in any smoked pork product, like a smoked pork butt(I prefer to use this) or anything you will think is good in it.

Preperation

First, rinse the beans thouroughly to get rid of any dust on them, then put them in a pot with 2-3 inches of water ontop of them to boil, add in the ham flavor and boullian, let them boil half an hour and then remove from heat and cover, then let them sit for another half an hour.

Next prepare your meat and veggies, just cut them up into any size you see fit, set them aside to wait for the beans.

Cooking

Simply mix everything together and either cook in the same pot on a low heat covered until the beans and veggies are soft(beans will seem soft sometimes but feel grainy when eaten, they are not ready yet, beans must be soft as if you were eating canned beans.) Or you can cook it in a BIG crock pot for overnight(I suggest this because everything tastes alot better this way IMO)
*NOTE* If you are cooking this in the pot, make sure you start early in the morning otherwise it won't be ready by dinner time

Serving Suggestions

Adding some cheese (any kind you like) into your soupbowl with the soup makes a delicious cheezy sauce with your beans and ham.

[Doc Faustus]

I'm bumping this. America needs this after the Tila Tequila Juggalo tragedy.

[neverending]

The who what?

[Elvis_Christ]

http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/14/tila-tequila-attack-juggalos-concert-photos/

[Doc Faustus]

The who what?

As I said when I discussed this on my Facebook page, anybody who knows what neither of those phrases means is a lucky, lucky individual.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I'll do a top 3:


1. wicked thai chicken
2. hot&sour
3. clam chowder

[Doc Faustus]

Nice list. By the way, is there anyone here that likes that weirdass red clam chowder?

[cheebacheeba]

All I have to say on the Tila Tequila thing is...pretty obvious where her "career" is at, if someone managed to convince her that the Gathering of the Juggalos was a good idea, or would be remotely receptive to her...just ridiculous.
She should just face the inevitable and go to porn only I think...

Aside from what I've mentioned, I really like cream based broccoli soup.
Lots of pepper.

Made a thai style chicken soup yesterday actually.
Grilled up some carcasses and drumstick bones (I keep them in my freezer for this when I make stir-fry), added s chopped spanish onion, some single clove garlic, fresh ginger, a birdseye chilli, a little soy, kaffir lime leaf, salt, pepper, liquid vegetable stock and chicken stock cube. Added some dry chilli flakes as I went.
Taste'

[Doc Faustus]

I don't know why this thread keeps getting buried. That chicken soup sounded really good.

[ChronoGrl]

I want MD's wicked Thai chicken...

[ferretchucker]

I had a very spiffing post Christmas Turkey soup the other day.

Aside from that, there was a good Mushroom Consommé on the holiday I went on during summer.

[FreddyMyers]

I've worked in restaurants my entire life and have come across plenty of great soups. Always been one of my favorite foods.
Todays was Butter bean, bacon and tomato. Yeah....as good as it sounds.


Nice list. By the way, is there anyone here that likes that weirdass red clam chowder?

Uh,hum that'd be Manhattan Clam Chowdaa, and I believe Im not the only one on this thread that grew up eating it.

[Sistinas666]

Egg Drop Soup and broccoli and cheddar are probably my 2 favorites. Soup is great and all but I just can't make a meal of it though.

[crabapple]

Clam chowder is certainly up there. I also like a fresh gazpacho and a regular vegetable soup, like campbell's, yes.

[ChronoGrl]

Bumping this as I've just found my new favorite soup recipe!!

It's both Vegetarian and Vegan friendly and perfect for a cold winder evening. I was happy with the spice-level my my friends found it "too spicy," so if you don't like spicy food you may want to cut down on the chili paste or cayenne.

http://cookieandkate.com/2012/sweet-potato-kale-and-chickpea-soup/

Vegan Sweet Potato, Kale and Chickpea Soup

Serves: 6
Cook time (minus prep time): 1 hour

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 small to medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (or butternut squash)
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons red Thai curry paste (available in the Asian section at most grocery stores)
1 cup uncooked farro, rinsed (or 2 cups cooked whole grains, like wheat berries, spelt berries or kamut)
6 to 7 cups vegetable broth (or water flavored with vegetarian bouillon cubes)
2 cups cooked chickpeas (or one can of cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained)
1/2 roasted red pepper, finely chopped (I used jarred)
1/2 small bunch of crinkly purple kale or green kale, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, if you like it extra spicy like me)


Instructions

In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
Stir in the onions and sweet potato and a big pinch of salt. Sauté for five minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften.
Add the curry paste and stir until the onions and sweet potatoes are coated and the curry is fragrant (about a minute).
Add the farro, if that’s your grain of choice, and six cups of veggie broth or water and bouillon cubes.
Bring to a boil, then set the timer for thirty minutes, cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer.
After thirty minutes, uncover the pot and add the chickpeas and red pepper. Taste and season with more salt as needed (if it tastes flat, add more). If you chose to use cooked whole grains, add them now. Cover and simmer for another twenty minutes. [note from Chrono: I am not a huge fan of raw kale, so I added it at this point and was really happy that I did]
Uncover, stir in the kale, add cayenne pepper if desired, and serve.

[Dara]

Butternut squash and pepper.

[Elvis_Christ]

Bumping this as I've just found my new favorite soup recipe!!

It's both Vegetarian and Vegan friendly and perfect for a cold winder evening. I was happy with the spice-level my my friends found it "too spicy," so if you don't like spicy food you may want to cut down on the chili paste or cayenne.

http://cookieandkate.com/2012/sweet-potato-kale-and-chickpea-soup/

Vegan Sweet Potato, Kale and Chickpea Soup

Serves: 6
Cook time (minus prep time): 1 hour

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 small to medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (or butternut squash)
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons red Thai curry paste (available in the Asian section at most grocery stores)
1 cup uncooked farro, rinsed (or 2 cups cooked whole grains, like wheat berries, spelt berries or kamut)
6 to 7 cups vegetable broth (or water flavored with vegetarian bouillon cubes)
2 cups cooked chickpeas (or one can of cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained)
1/2 roasted red pepper, finely chopped (I used jarred)
1/2 small bunch of crinkly purple kale or green kale, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, if you like it extra spicy like me)


Instructions

In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
Stir in the onions and sweet potato and a big pinch of salt. Sauté for five minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften.
Add the curry paste and stir until the onions and sweet potatoes are coated and the curry is fragrant (about a minute).
Add the farro, if that’s your grain of choice, and six cups of veggie broth or water and bouillon cubes.
Bring to a boil, then set the timer for thirty minutes, cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer.
After thirty minutes, uncover the pot and add the chickpeas and red pepper. Taste and season with more salt as needed (if it tastes flat, add more). If you chose to use cooked whole grains, add them now. Cover and simmer for another twenty minutes. [note from Chrono: I am not a huge fan of raw kale, so I added it at this point and was really happy that I did]
Uncover, stir in the kale, add cayenne pepper if desired, and serve.


I will be trying this! Cheers for the recipe.

[ChronoGrl]

I will be trying this! Cheers for the recipe.

Let me know what you think! I liked it with the cayenne, but my friends found it too spicy (wusses).

Also, it's one of those yummy and hardy soups that taste even better the next day after the ingredients have had a chance to sit and soak up.

Also unless you've cooked with chickpeas before (heh - this was my first time), I recommend buying the canned pre-cooked chickpeas for convenience sake. I shopped the day of and didn't realize how long it takes to cook/soften chickpeas. :o The fiance was nice enough to run out and buy me canned chickpeas as I did the prep work. heh.

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Also, it's one of those yummy and hardy soups that taste even better the next day after the ingredients have had a chance to sit and soak up.


Those are the best!

I use the canned chickpeas don't have the time or patience to cook them from scratch.

Just need some free time now to cook :D