The leaves are changing, the air is chilly crisp, and I can’t get enough soup! I absolutely have to share my method for the most amazing, nutritious, filling, comforting, soup ever. It’s so easy to make: 15 minutes without broth. 75 minutes with homemade broth. Here’s how the magic happens:
Step 1) Make your broth. We buy beef bones ($2.00) from Tara Firma farms and boil them for one hour for a calcium-infused beefy flavored base. You can also use boxed broths, bouillon, or no broth at all.
Step 2) Remove beef bones. Sloppy chop one onion. Throw in some whole garlic cloves. So the base is always broth, onion, and garlic–celery if I have any on hand. Here’s a great link to making homemade calcium-rich broths: http://www.bostonmamas.com/2009/07/calcium_through_bone_broths.html
Step 3) The fun part: Add your vegetable combos. We make huge pots because we eat a lot of this for breakfast, snacks, and supplements to lunches and dinners. My weekly ones lately are:
Step 4) Bring broth, vegetables and herbs to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes. Using a hand blender (it takes less than two minutes to puree and rinse the blade), puree your soup to smooth, creamy perfection without adding a drop of butter, cream, or milk. Adjust the seasonings–salt, pepper, cayenne, fresh herbs, etc.
Step 5) Drink your vegetables! These soups are low in calories, satisfying, filling, and overflowing with antioxidant nutrients, anti-inflammatory nutrients, and anti-cancer nutrients in the form of glucosinolates. Enjoy the warmth!
2sheepinthecity
November 14, 2011Love your recipes. Having the butternut squash turkey chili if I can find the recipe!
Double Eagle Fitness
November 14, 2011Here’s a loose version: brown turkey in its own liquid with an onion and garlic. Add cubed butternut squash, 2 rinsed cans of black or kidney beans, some bite sized carrot, zucchini and two large cans of diced tomato with juice. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, jalepeno if you like it hot. Bring to a boil then simmer about 30 minutes. Serve with fresh cilantro and adjusted seasonings. Enjoy and post a photo!
Double Eagle Fitness
November 14, 2011We have one simmering on the stove right now that’s cauliflower (stems and leaves too), onion, snap peas, sweet potato, ginger and curry.