Mao’s Spicy Sausage and Greens Soup

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Mirepoix: white, red and yellow onion, red bell pepper, celery. Roasted franks, mystery greens, chopped pistachio, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, sambal oelek, ghee, sesame oil.

Wonderful contrast of acid and heat.

Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.” Mao Zedong. Sounds like how I make soup.

Ground Beef and Mystery Vegetable Soup

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Onion, ground beef, mystery green, worcestershire sauce, cumin, cinnamon, garlic.

We got a huge bag of….something from a local gardener. Maybe chard, maybe collards. But they were awesome.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.” Albert Einstein

Artemis Chicken Soup

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Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, celery. Grilled chicken breast, chicken pate, crimini mushroom, oyster mushroom, Swiss chard, roasted eggplant, zucchini, fresh mint, tomato bouillon, garlic, cumin, fresh basil, worcestershire sauce, feta cheese, green olive, tomato paste, pesto.

The Greek goddess of wilderness, wild animals, and hunting. Isn’t something wrong when the goddess of animals is also the goddess of hunting?

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Sweet and Sour Weisswurst Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, celery, chive, sesame oil. Weisswurst, chard, poblano pepper, sweet and sour sauce, fish sauce, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar.

Michele is still in Bali, so I made two soups today, both cultural cross-oddities. This has the sturm und drang of German sausage, plus the flavorings of China. A Sino-German wedding. Tang Valkyries sang for it.