Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, carrot, chive. Clams with juice, shrimp with juice, potato, camembert cheese, orange and green bell pepper, cauliflower, egg yolks, ghee, butter, fish sauce, milk, whipping cream, fresh basil, tarragon, dill, cinnamon, garlic.
So now I know that “liaison” is the official word that means adding starch or egg yolks to thicken soup. So today I liaised with yolks–creamy thickness.
Traditional mirepoix. Roasted chicken, canned pumpkin, romano cheese, yam, sweet potato, carrot, Anaheim pepper, green onion, onion, kale, cranberry, mashed potato mix, mushroom pate, truffle oil, ginger, cinnamon, corn starch, chicken bouillon, sugar, white pepper, malt vinegar, molasses, lemon juice, parsley.
Martin had a whole lotta lovin mixed into this one, but the pumpkin was up center. Good stuff.
Mirepoix: yellow onion, green and red bell pepper, carrot, fennel. Roasted classic bun-length franks, roasted garbanzo beans, yellow bell pepper, red chard, red potato, dried cranberry, whipping cream, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, parsley, lemon/ginger burst juice, garlic, corn starch.
The roasted chickpeas turned out great–just a bit of crunchiness.
Mirepoix: red onion, celery, carrot. Pork sausage, zucchini, yellow squash, sauteed crimini mushroom, black olive, fresh and canned tomato, enchilada sauce, cumin, garlic, red pepper flake, cocoa powder, cinnamon, clove, parsley, coffee.
The earthy tones of the coffee deepened this nicely.
“Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?” Steven Wright
Mirepoix: yellow onion, yellow bell pepper, celery. Chicken breast, almond butter, morrel shroom, mango, turnip, potato, asparagus, portabella shroom, tomato paste, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, oregano, turmeric.
“When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. ‘What vanity,’ they screamed, ‘what insolence! Just think, it believes it can bring spring in this way!'” Nikos Kazantzakis
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper. Lamb, chicken sausage, turnip, potato, mushroom, potato chips, tomato paste, flour, cumin, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, bay leaf, chocolate powder, coffee, paprika, garlic, beef bouillon, tomato bouillon.
I don’t think I’d ever used lamb before–it was good fun using this shy protein. Plus the mix of seasonings was a hoot.
Mirepoix: yellow and white onion, celery. Ham, roasted cauliflower, kale, tomato, tomato paste, pineapple, pico de gallo, fresh basil, garlic, cinnamon.
A nice hodgepodge with a south of the border twist. Made Christmas Eve morn 2019.
Mirepoix: white and yellow onion, red bell pepper, organic rainbow carrot. Pork sausage breakfast links, Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, refried beans, red beans, roasted corn chips, roasted corn salsa, tomato, tomato paste, green onion, cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic, coffee.
“Laws are like sausage. It’s better not to see how they are made.” Otto von Bismarck
Mirepoix: yellow onion, fresh garlic, celery, poblano pepper. Ground beef, flank steak, asparagus, coconut milk, coconut flakes, fish sauce, ramen noodle, ginger, curry powder, cinnamon.
Sort of an Asian feel.
“I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Mirepoix: yellow onion, bell pepper, carrot. Spiral ham slices, roasted turnips, dried cherry, cauliflower, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, cardamon, sugar, cinnamon, garlic, sambal oelek, black pepper, milk.
“I’ve got a lot of ham in me.” Lionel Barrymore
Mirepoix: yellow onion, organic carrot, green bell pepper. Chicken, Tasty Bite Madras Lentil entree, asparagus, okra, lentils, truffle and artichoke spread, yellow bell pepper, stracciatella (mozzarella cheese with sweet cream), cumin, clove, cinnamon, garlic, red wine vinegar, curry powder, sambal oelek (Indonesian chili sauce).
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red pepper, carrot, garlic, celery. Ham, roasted butternut squash, potato, coconut flakes, cinnamon, paprika, cayenne pepper.
As you may have noticed, there’s been a lot of ham soups recently. That’s what happens when we are donated two giant slabs of it. Fun to see how each soup maker added their own twists.
“If we had some eggs, we could have eggs and ham. If we had some ham.” Groucho Marx
Standard mirepoix. Ham, pancit noodles, zucchini, Brussels sprouts, verde salsa, pico de gallo, garlic, cinnamon.
In previous posts I said I used fresh ramen, but today Lita, a volunteer from the Philippines, explained that they were pancit, filipino noodles. Most excellent to find this out.
“Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Douglas MacArthur
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
Mirepoix: red onion, orange bell pepper, carrot. Bacon, salumi soppressata, mole salami, potato, porcini mushroom gravy, cinnamon, garlic, beef stock
Very very umami. Yum.
Mirepoix: red onion, rainbow carrot, celery, orange bell pepper. Chicken and apple sausage, angus beef sausage, roasted portobello shroom, oyster shroom, cranberry, chopped walnut, black eyed pea, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, tomato bouillon, humus, cumin, parsley, chive, garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg
As Martin mentioned to me, this needed curds and turkey. Haw haw.
I love adding a bit of cinnamon to things. Such a fun unexpected flavor
Standard mirepoix. Stew beef, bacon, weisswurst, potato, tomato, potato starch, brown sugar, chardonnay vinegar, rosemary, cumin, cinnamon, chili powder.
“I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o’clock in the morning.” John Barrymore
Standard mirepoix. Halibut, tomato, green bell pepper, yellow squash, black olive, garlic scape, worcestershire sauce, honey, sugar, balsamic vinegar, basil, parsley, garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove
Halibut, the Lexus of fish–luxurious yet costly. Just one of the jewels that our donors sometimes send us.
Mirepoix: red onion, celery, carrot, fresh parsley. Flank steak, top round steak, roasted yellow squash, butternut squash, red green and orange bell peppers, peanut butter, cauliflower, chopped almonds, chives, worcestershire sauce, clove, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, garlic, honey
“While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man’s humanity to a man.” Maya Angelou
Mirepoix: yellow and red onions, organic rainbow carrot, green bell pepper. Ham, asparagus, egg, milk, romano cheese, asiago cheese, garlic, lots of black pepper, cinnamon, fish sauce.
Thinner than I meant–needed another dozen egg yolks. Lesson learned, but it did taste a bit carbonaraish. Will try some other egg soups in the future.
And pay no attention to the that man behind the curtain, nor the shadow on the soup.
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot. Turkey, asparagus, macaroni, diced tomatoes, tomato vodka sauce, marinara sauce, tomato sauce, fish sauce, Italian seasoning, fresh basil, garlic, parsley, cinnamon, honey.
“He stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni”. Whatever that means.
Fairly tame, but the addition of cinnamon and honey gave it a fun undertone.
Speaking of Undertones:
Mirepoix: sadly just yellow onions. Pre-cooked flavored beef (slight Asian taste), tomato, corn, craisons, prunes, cumin, garlic, allspice, cinnamon, beef bouillon, flour.
Beef ahoy. Very savory, but with the prunes and craisons, I think there was a nice balance. An Ayatollah favorite.
Made 8/14/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red and green pepper, carrot. Linguiça sausage, eggplant, broccoli, apple, Japanese pear (nashi), lentil, zucchini, fish sauce, curry powder, turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, garlic.
A fave among the EIC sepoys. I would hope.
Made today, 6/5/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, green bell pepper, celery, parsley. Potato, Napa cabbage, mushroom, almond butter, butter, milk, flour, turmeric, ginger, green curry paste, fish sauce, cinnamon, sugar, red pepper flake.
I’d never heard of someone using almond butter in a soup, so in it went. Not any weirder than peanut butter.
Made 4/9/19
Standard mirepoix. Beef, garbanzo beans, hominy, roasted zucchini, roasted cauliflower, poblano pepper, red bell pepper, pico de gallo, cumin, garlic, cinnamon, tomato soup starter.
Made 3/27/19
Mirepoix: red onion, green and red bell peppers. Salumi sausage, black beans, corn, zucchini, tomato, salsa, cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic, honey.
Once again we had donations of Salumi sausage–very cool.
Made 3/19/19
Standard mirepoix. Roasted zucchini, turnip, portobello shrooms, red bell pepper, lentil, yogurt, honey, cumin, curry powder, ginger, turmeric, coriander, garlic, cinnamon.
Added cumin and garlic to the mirepoix.
Was aiming at a tikka masala soup, but that train derailed. Oh well.
Made 3/13/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, rainbow carrot (as the Rolling Stones say, “she’s like a rainbow”). Roasted zucchini, cauliflower, red pepper, portabella mushroom, peanut butter, lime juice, butter, mango vinegar, green onion, coriander, sambal oelek, curry powder, garlic, cinnamon.
Made 3/5/19
Standard mirepoix. Chicken, roasted eggplant, okra, red green and yellow bell pepper, asparagus, parsnip, peanut butter, coriander, cayenne pepper, garlic, cinnamon, curry powder, whipping cream, milk, lime juice.
Met Market packaged vegies are hit and miss. The parsnips in this soup were good–seasoned with rosemary, if a bit soft. But the prepared carrots and mirepoix taste weird. I think maybe they use vinegar or something else as a preservative. At any rate, by the time they get to us, they are acidic and stink. Go figure.
Adams Peanut Butter is good in soups. Others can be a bit too sugary.
Made 1/30/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, poblano pepper. Beef, tomato, roasted corn, canned corn, black bean, pinto bean, Met Market hot salsa, chili powder, cinnamon, nutmeg.
Made 1/23/19
Standard mirepoix. Corned beef, gnocchi, tomato, red green and yellow bell pepper, tomato paste, cinnamon, oregano, basil, garlic, sugar, vinegar.
Too bad we had no cabbage.
Made 1/16/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper (the Holy Trinity!). Chicken, roasted butternut squash, roasted zucchini, Brussels sprouts, tomato, raisins, tomato paste, cumin, fried garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, red pepper flakes.
Made 1/2/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, poblano pepper, jalapeno pepper (calientepoix). Ham, tomato, black beans, roasted zucchini, Metro Market salsa, green chilis, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, cinnamon, garlic, sugar.
Made 12/19/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, those funky organic rainbow carrots. Beef, asparagus, zucchini, tomato, raisin, crimini mushroom, turmeric, coriander, garlic, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, lime juice.
Pureed the shrooms with the mirepoix.
Made 12/11/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, green bell pepper. Broiled green beans, chorizo, quinoa, crispy fried onions, lime juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, paprika, garlic
Another surprise protein ingredient. Never used it before, but sounded fun. And the condiment shelf provided an oniony surprise.
For the mirepoix, from about this time on I’ve been using coconut oil. No real reason.
Made 11/27/18
Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, celery, fennel, red and green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers. Roasted chicken, roasted eggplant, zucchini, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg, garlic.
Sometime you just gotta say, “what the fuq”.
Made 11/20/18
Regular mirepoix. White fish (the package had no label–maybe it was cod), eggplant, yellow bell pepper, carrot, fish sauce, lime juice, sriracha, fresh lemon thyme, fresh Thai basil, ginger, paprika, garlic, cinnamon, chive.
Made 10/17/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, green bell pepper. Butternut squash, potato, beef, asparagus, peanut butter, curry powder, cayenne pepper, coriander, lime juice, garlic, cinnamon
Clients and staff liked this one a lot, and it was great to work with real beef that wasn’t ground and fatty.
Made 10/3/18
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