Monday, November 12, 2007

who needs a measured recipe




-take a large soup pot.
-season 2 chicken breasts with S&P, turmeric and curry or whatever; brown
-saute some onion/ garlic in olive oil.
-add chopped celery
-on the side make some stock with Better Than Bouillon- Vegetable Base*
-add stock to sauteed onions/ garlic/ celery/ and chicken
-add chopped carrots
-add quartered baby potatoes, yams, turnips, squash etc
-add chopped ginger and 1 cup of red lentils
-bring to a boil, then simmer on low for 15- 20 minutes
-add a can of chopped tomatoes and a very small teaspoon of honey.
-fish out the chicken and chop into smaller pieces, add back to soup.

-Presto! Soup.

*Better than Bouillon Vegetable is all veggie baby- no meat. It rocks my socks.

2 comments:

desdemona said...

yay for no meausurements. this is my kind of recipe!

merseydotes said...

I wish I had the confidence to cook without recipes. I always worry that it's going to suck and follow recipes for everything - yes, even soup - to a tee.