Dads Vegetable Soup Recipes

HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the celery, onion, carrots, tomatoes, tomato-vegetable juice, water, leek, potato, peas, corn, beans, rice, soy sauce, thyme, ground black pepper, garlic powder and dill weed.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

DAD'S SECRET INGREDIENT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Using a very large pot that will hold at least 12qts, preferable more, brown the beef in the olive oil.
• Peel and dice onions and carrots. Dice potatoes, peeling if you prefer.
• Put everything except the barley and cabbage into the pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring several times.
• Use a knife to shred the cabbage finely in strips as if for sauerkraut.
• Add cabbage and barley. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring several times.
• Serve with hearty, crusty bread.
• Note: If you have some odds and ends of cooked, unseasoned veggies hanging around in the fridge you can add them along with the cabbage and barley. Don't overdo broccoli or other cabbage-family veggies because some cabbage is necessary too much upsets the balance of flavors.
• Note: You can readily substitute fresh vegetables for frozen. I just use frozen because I usually make it in the winter when fresh veggies are not cost-effective.
• Note: Freezes well and is even better after sitting overnight.

MY DAD'S PEA SOUP RECIPE WITH HAM BONE

Steps:

• Soak peas overnight.
• Next day Place peas in colander and rinse with cold water.
• Place Ham bone/s in large pot. You may want to remove obvious fat first.
• Add chicken broth and water to cover ham.
• Add rinsed peas to pot.
• Add vegetables to pot.
• Add diced purple top turnips to pot.
• Cook over low heat for about 4 hours. Meat should be coming off the bone.
• Salt to taste.
• Remove bone and discard.
• Remove pieces of meat and save for later or just use fresh cut ham leftover.
• I usually put liquid in a blender to liquefy all the stuff. This usually takes a while to do it all. You'll need an extra pot for the blended pea soup.
• Put blended soup back on stove to heat. Add shredded carrots and the meat (if you wish) and cook for about 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• You may want to add some salt and maybe some more chicken broth to taste.
• Serve with home made garlic croutons or rye bread.

DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.