How Do You Make A Simple Vegetable Soup?

As a trainee chef one of the best vegetable soups is as follows :

3 carrot, 2 large potatoes, 2 leeks, 1 onion, and 1 small parsnip.

Melt a small amount of butter or margarine - about 2 ounces - into a large saucepan with 1 tablespoon of corn flour. Add veg that has been diced into about 1& a half inch. Put into pan & and stir for about 5 mins without browning. Now fill saucepan to same level as to just cover veg with vegetable stock or plain water if you like & simmer until cooked. Add seasoning and blitz in a blender . You now have a nice thick veg soup.

An easy recipe fro vegetable soup is as follows. The ingredients are any assortment of vegetables for instance- carrots, Potatoes, Leeks, Onions, mushrooms, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Turnips, celery, spinach, peas, corn, garlic, ginger and water. In addition salt and pepper are required for seasoning. First the vegetables but be shopped into small chunks. Next the garlic and ginger must be added. Mix well and add the seasonings. Last cook it on slow flame for a long time and serve hot with a crusty loaf of bread.

Another simple recipe is as follows. Heat a small portion of unsalted butter in a vessel. Add some sliced onions, carrots and green beans and stir-fry for around three minutes. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for a while. Add a little chicken stock if desired or water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Last add a sprig of parsley. Serve hot as a starter.