Rock Soup Recipe 55

STONE SOUP

Stone Soup image

After reading the "Stone Soup" story, our Test Kitchen enjoyed concocting this version of the folktale classic. It's chock-full of veggies and lots more ingredients...enough for everyone to bring something to add to the fun and flavor!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner Lunch

Time 55m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
4 medium red potatoes, cut into eighths
1 yellow summer squash, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 cup frozen cut green beans
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
4 cups salad croutons
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. , Stir in the chicken, beans and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through. Serve with croutons and cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 523mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 20g protein.

SOPA DA PEDRA ROCK SOUP

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Make and share this Sopa Da Pedra Rock Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ceilmary

Categories Low Cholesterol

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
1/2 lb ham or 1/2 lb leftover cooked meat, diced
2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 celery ribs, chopped, from the tender heart
3 -4 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 -3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bay leaf (fresh or dried)
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes
2 tablespoons hot sauce (or piquante sauce)
6 cups chicken stock (or 4 cups stock cups water)
2 cups water
2 cups stale bread, cubed
handful fresh flat-leaf parsley (for garnish) or cilantro, chopped (for garnish)

Steps:

Heat olive oil in soup pot over medium to medium-high heat. Add chorizo or other meat, cook for 1 or 2 minutes, then add vegetables, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, or until softened, stirring frequently. Add chickpeas and paprika. Stir in tomatoes, hot sauce, and stock.
Raise heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
Place 1/2 cup of the bread cubes into each serving bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Ladle the soup over the bread and garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro.

STONE SOUP

Stone Soup image

This recipe my mother told me about when I was 5 years old and I am passing it down to you all. The key ingredient is the scrubbed stone which is to be placed in the boiling water. Zaar won't recognize the ingredient so when you scrub yours along side the river bank, just plop it into the pot of boiling water. ONCE UPON A TIME,,, there were two unemployed and very poor men who decided to become beggars so they shouldn't starve to death. 'Well', they thought,'this will be easy'. They were turned down at every door and tavern and were shooed out of town. 'Eureka! I have an idea' said one fellow and he proceeded to fill his pot with water from the nearby river. He asked his companion to find a large rock and to scrub it on the rivers edge. The companion did just so and brought it to his friend just as the townspeople were drawing water from the river. The friend put the stone into the boiling water. 'Hey there, you two, just what are you cooking"? The fellow shouted across the river. "Why it's just stone soup! Please my friend, have a taste." So the new friend waded through the water and dipped his spoon into the stone soup. ''Gracious me, this is the best stone soup I have ever tasted! But you know, I have some onions and some beans in my kitchen that would make your stone soup taste spectacular. Would you mind?" ' Why no kind sir if you think it would help my meager soup'. Soon the laundress came over with an apron full of potatoes. 'Excuse me sir but if you are going to put his onions into your stone soup you surely would want my new potatoes to sweeten the taste." ''Well yes, we would...'' One by one the villagers dropped in their offers, a pheasant plucked clean, celery and radishes, rutabagas and turnips and even a haunch of beef. Finally after adding a bottle of fine wine the pot was filled to the top. "Patience dear villagers. As you all know stone soup cannot be rushed, It must simmer the full two hours''. While they waited some went home for honey cakes and loaves of bread and some went for cheese and fruit and even tables and chairs. Soon the hour arrived and the villagers dined on Stone Soup to their hearts content. No one could recall ever eating such delicious stone soup. As dark fell upon them they asked the beggar-men if they would serve stone soup again next midday. No, they lamented, they would be making coin soup and they would love to invite the villagers to dine. Hu-rah! They would bring coins, meat, fowl and cockles and perhaps bread for the coin soup and went home sated and content that they would dine better the next day.

Provided by Secret Agent

Categories Poultry

Time 4h

Yield 1 village full

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

6 gallons water, river, boiling (add the large scrubbed stone at this point)
2 cups beans
1 pheasant, plucked clean
1 haunch beef
1 bunch onion
1 bunch celery
new potato, peeled (1 apronful)
2 rutabagas
2 turnips
1 liter wine (fine)
salt and pepper
herbs, and
spices, to taste

Steps:

Put everything into the boiling water and simmer for at least two hours.
Serve to villagers.