- "The guy who runs the place is a little temperamental, especially about the ordering procedure. He's secretly referred to as the Soup Nazi."
- "Why? What happens if you don't order right?"
- "He yells and you don't get your soup."
- - Jerry and Elaine, in "The Soup Nazi"
Fall is the perfect time of year to make soups. With an abundance of veggies in harvest, it's the perfect way to "hide" our favourite food group. I've never really been a fan of soups - mainly because I've based my opinion on the canned and packaged soups which I find too bland or salty. But after seeing my co-worker bring in some delicious home-made soups, I decided it was time to turn down that nose, roll up the sleeves and enroll in a soup class through the town of EG. For $45 I learned how to make 5 different soups in 6 hours and the best part was we took home the leftovers. Actually, the best part was being surrounded by so many foodies who share a passion for cooking!
What did I learn? I think the most important thing i learned was to let your veggies "sweat" before adding water. You can achieve this by cooking them on low in either butter or olive oil. A healthy substitute is vegetable stock but I find the butter or oil taste better.
Another great tip is adding the dry spices at the beginning when the veggies are sweating. If you're going to use fresh herbs than throw them in near the end of the soup cooking process because the flavour doesn't last as long and they can get mushy.
So if you're thinking about making the following soups, give me a shout and i'll do my best to add my two cents.
What did I learn? I think the most important thing i learned was to let your veggies "sweat" before adding water. You can achieve this by cooking them on low in either butter or olive oil. A healthy substitute is vegetable stock but I find the butter or oil taste better.
Another great tip is adding the dry spices at the beginning when the veggies are sweating. If you're going to use fresh herbs than throw them in near the end of the soup cooking process because the flavour doesn't last as long and they can get mushy.
So if you're thinking about making the following soups, give me a shout and i'll do my best to add my two cents.
- Curried Carrot
- Hot Sausage, Lentils, Spinach
- Black Bean
- Lemon, Kale & White Bean
- Potato & Leek
