Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper. Bacon, kale, bok choy, yogurt, extra onion, ginger, cayenne pepper, coriander, cumin, lemon/ginger juice.
So this train derailed–it was originally headed toward saag station, and just never got thick/mushy/creamy enough. But the pureed kale really infused the stock wonderfully, so I just threw in some bok choy too and called it a day.
Mirepoix: yellow red and white onion, carrot, yellow bell pepper. Ham, kale, pancit (Filipino noodles), chanko nabe soy soup base, tamari, garlic, instant miso soup mix.
Martin was busy this Christmas morn, so I made two hammy soups.
Chiyonofuji was a grand champion sumo wrestler who, in addition to winning countless tournaments, served as the cook for his stable of wrestlers. Often he’d make chanko nabe, this crazy medly that sumo wrestlers are keen to eat, due to the heavy protein content. Although mine isn’t nabe, it’s got a good nabe base. 美味い!
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: yellow and red onion, rainbow carrot, green bell pepper. Sirloin, tri-tip, New York steak, kale, shiitake shroom, togarashi (red pepper, sesame seed, paprika, coriander, seaweed, orange and lemon granules), soy sauce
Togarashi is good fun, also known as “shichimi” or seven flavors.
HOLY SHIITAKE
Standard mirepoix. Portobello mushroom, crimini mushroom, kale, kumamoto tomato, bacon, canned salmon, sweet mozzarella cream cheese, paprika, garlic, ginger, chive, fresh basil.
Martin crammed so many mushrooms in this that it practically exploded. A really great flavor.
“I’m just some lunatic macaroni mushroom, is that it?” Joe Pesci
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, celery, chive, sesame oil. Chorizo, kale, seto fumi furikake (Japanese mixed seasoning), fish sauce, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar.
The kale (and the chard used in the previous soup) were donated by a local pea patch–fresh, green, and crunchy.
I miss Japan:
Chicken stock, barley, chopped almonds, peanut butter, kale, carrot, roasted red bell pepper, fish sauce, roasted chicken demi-glace, cayenne pepper, paprika, Tuscan white bean puree spread.
At times the boss man needs a super quick and easy soup when customer flow is heavy (sometimes it’s as simple as broth and canned chicken). So as my second soup of the day, I splashed this one out.
Basically throw ingredients into a pot and heat. But I just had to have some fun with it, hence the nuts.
“The Germans have sent some people forward to take our surrender.” Brig. Gen. McAuliffe replied, “nuts”.
Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, garlic scape. Bacon, black rice, roasted red bell pepper, kale, mushroom, blackcurrant mustard, honey, worcestershire sauce, roasted chicken demi-glace, garlic.
Black rice, “black as night, black as coal.”
The blackcurrant mustard was the star.
Made today, 6/25/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, celery, jalapeno pepper. Kale, green bean, extra celery, garlic, red pepper flake, mint.
” When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.” William Blake
Made 8/29/18
Mirepoix: white onion, celery. Ground beef (browned with turmeric and dill), zucchini, baby kale, red pepper, garbanzo beans, cannellini beans, sheep yogurt, mint, lime juice, garlic.
Can only hope Mustafa would approve.
“Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople”.
Made 4/16/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, parsnip, yellow bell pepper, garlic. Broccoli, purple kale, corn, fish sauce, marjoram, sage.
Added the herbs directly to the mirepoix.
Made 2/27/19
Mirepoix: onion, parsnip. Red bell pepper, eggplant, purple kale, broccoli, Harissa (Moroccan green pepper sauce), cumin, oregano, ginger, garlic.
The Harissa really had a kick to it.
Made 2/20/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, green bell pepper, carrot. Breakfast sausage, kale, broccoli, asparagus, chili paste (sambal oelek), ginger, turmeric, garlic, sugar.
Breakfast sausage was the only protein available, so in it went. A bit odd, maybe, but I dig odd.
Made 2/19/19
Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, celery, yellow bell pepper. Tomato (seeded fresh and canned), dried shrimp, kale, parsnip, tomato paste, chive, green onion, oregano, basil, garlic, red pepper flakes.
Made 1/8/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red bell pepper, carrot. Kale, chicken, blue cheese, garlic.
Tangy.
Made 11/4/18
Regular mirepoix. Roasted cauliflower, corn, kale, fish sauce, tomato buillon, sage, garlic.
The roasting made all the difference. Oof crappy photo, though.
Made 10/17/18
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