Soup

[miss mouse]

I am in the, 'Tastes like slug eggs' faction. Hooray, more pearl barley for the rest of you.

[Catherine]

Each to their own! I love it.

Weirdo

[TeresaFoodie]

Each to their own! I love it.

So do I

Me too!

[Luca]

Each to their own! I love it.

Weirdo

[PatsyMFagan]

Me too !

[Gruney]

I was wondering ifanyone had a t &t Slow Cooker recipe using dried Country Soup Mix, please.

[TeresaFoodie]

I would love to help with the dried country mix request but would probably be on the receiving end rather than the giving. I am always drawn to buying these mixed pulse bags and they invariably get shoved to the back of the cupboard.

[PatsyMFagan]

I was wondering ifanyone had a t &t Slow Cooker recipe using dried Country Soup Mix, please.

I would soak overnight, then the next day prep some fresh veg (onion, celery, carrot). Fry off some meat, add the veg, then the soup mix and heat through. Sling in the SC and cover with stock ... set for high for about an hour, then low for about 4 hours, or until the beans in the soup mix are cooked.

This is just what I would do - it's not a recipe as such ...

[liketocook]

I was wondering ifanyone had a t &t Slow Cooker recipe using dried Country Soup Mix, please.

I would soak overnight, then the next day prep some fresh veg (onion, celery, carrot). Fry off some meat, add the veg, then the soup mix and heat through. Sling in the SC and cover with stock ... set for high for about an hour, then low for about 4 hours, or until the beans in the soup mix are cooked.

This is just what I would do - it's not a recipe as such ...

I do much the same as Patsy though tend to use chicken stock and the meat picked from the carcass plus some leeks. It would also work with a ham hock though I'd slow cook the hock for a couple of hours on high before adding chopped veg and the broth mix.

[PatsyMFagan]

There you go Gruney, you have my rough version and LTC's much nicer sounding version

[liketocook]

There you go Gruney, you have my rough version and LTC's much nicer sounding version

Don't know about that Patsy your's is a pretty tasty sounding soup - can't beat a bung it in and see what happens "recipe", 99% of my cooking is just that (always a beggar when you try to replicate or write down what've you've done much to my kids amusement/consternation

[Gruney]

Thanks a lot both - aye, chuck it in sounds the way to go.

[liketocook]

Thanks a lot both - aye, chuck it in sounds the way to go.

It is indeed canny beat it

[Rainbow]

I would soak overnight,

I'd definitely soak the pulses overnight or else boil up for a few minutes and let stand for an hour or two. I usually do the latter, as I forget to soak the day before
Drain and rinse and throw in the pot! I do that for lentils as well, they seem to take ages in the SC otherwise.

[Gruney]

Thanks everyone - it was the ratio of liquid to veg/country mix, and the timing/ temperature I think I was probably most curious about. All sorted now - thanks.

[PatsyMFagan]

it was the ratio of liquid to veg/country mix,

When you've worked that out Gruney can you let me know please ... I normally just make sure everything is covered with liquid. Of course in a SC you don't usually need as much liquid, but you don't want it to boil/simmer dry

[liketocook]

Thanks everyone - it was the ratio of liquid to veg/country mix, and the timing/ temperature I think I was probably most curious about. All sorted now - thanks.

I just tend to add enough liquid after everything else is in to reach 2/3 of the way up my 3.5L slow cooker. I use around 1/3 of a pack of mix.

[Gruney]

Thanks liketocook - That's thing - we're trying to make soup, not a veg stew, aren't we.

I don't know if this is appropriate, but all night I've had a recurring dream about making soup with pack mix and hens' feet.

[liketocook]

Thanks liketocook - That's thing - we're trying to make soup, not a veg stew, aren't we.

sometimes there isn't a huge difference when I make it especially on the second day

[Gruney]

I'm delighted to report that, today, and using all the advice I received here, I made 5l of vegetable soup/stew. Absolutely superb. Thanks for all the help and encouragement.

[MagicMarmite]

A friend of mine was out to lunch yesterday and had a soup I've never heard of, potato and paprika.
I fancy trying a version of it at home this week, I've an idea involving Kavey's gnocchi recipe using poppy seeds to serve in it.
I'll mess about and report back