Rustic Lamb Vegetable Mint Soup Recipes

LAMB BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Follow the link for the recipe. Add one meaty lamb bone at the beginning. Simmer it in the stock for 2 hours, take it out and remove the meat. Set the meat aside and return the meatless bone to the stock. Continue simmering for 4 hours for a more concentrated stock.
• If your lamb stock is already cooked, pour it into a pot, add the meaty bones and simmer them in the stock for about 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Remove the meat from the bone and set it aside. Use the stock and the shredded meat to make the soup. You can cook the meat in water as well, but use good quality stock to make the soup.
• Once the stock and the meat are cooked, make the soup.
• Chop the onions and the bacon (if necessary).
• Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Fry the bacon cubes and the chopped onion on medium-low heat for about 4 minutes.
• Add the chopped carrots, and garlic, stir well and cook for about 4 minutes. Add the peeled and cubed potatoes, caraway seeds, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, chili. Stir well.
• Add the stock. Cook for about 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, chop the cabbage. Add cabbage and drained white beans to the pot. Cook for another 10 minutes or until the cabbage is cooked to your liking, it should not get mushy.
• Add the shredded meat and heat through for a few minutes.
• Adjust the taste with vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Serve sprinkled with fresh parsley if desired.

LAMB AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place a 6-qt. Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high, heat. Heat the oil then add 1/3 of the lamb cubes and sear, turning occasionally until well browned. Transfer to a plate and repeat browning the lamb in batches until all the lamb is seared. Reserve
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions, leeks and fennel to the pot. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Return the lamb to the pot and add the chicken broth, wine, tomatoes, thyme bundle, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1-1/2 hours until the lamb is tender.
• Add the potatoes and carrots and continue to cook for another 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are fork-tender. Remove and discard the remains of the thyme bundle and the bay leaves. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs or chopped parsley. Serve with warm crusty bread.

RUSTIC LAMB SOUP

Steps:

• Place the lamb stock, bones from the lamb joint and 600ml of water in a large pan. Leave to simmer, uncovered, on a medium heat for 1 hour 30 minutes. Meanwhile, peel and cube all of the vegetables.
• Sieve the liquid from the stock into a fresh pan and add the sweet potato, celeriac and carrots and boil for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in a separate pan.
• Add the potatoes and remaining leeks and onions along with the shredded Lamb. Warm on a medium heat for 5-10 minutes.
• Season to taste and serve with large slices of rustic bread.

LAMB MEATBALL SOUP (SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the ground lamb, mint, salt, pepper and egg. Using clean hands, mix until well combined. Measure 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture and roll in the palm of your hands to form a meatball. Place the formed meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet. You should have enough to make 16 to 18 meatballs.
• In a heavy saucepan, heat the vegetable oil on medium-high heat. Add the onions and tomato paste and cook, stirring, until the onions are softened and the tomato paste is cooked into the onions, about 3 minutes. Add the celery, corn and carrots. Saute until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and then add the lamb meatballs (albondigas) and the bay leaf. Score the serrano chile by finely slicing it down the middle, being careful not to fully cut it in half, and add to the pot. Lower the heat and cover. Simmer for 35 minutes.
• Using a large spoon, skim the grease off the top of the soup and discard. Season the soup with salt and pepper.

RUSTIC FALL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat the butter or oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute until fragrant and translucent. Add the garlic and saute until golden brown.
• Add the winter squash, zucchini, sweet potato, orzo, canned tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, and broth. Simmer until the vegetables are soft and cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Season the soup with salt, and black pepper, to taste. Serve with sliced crusty bread.

HEARTY LAMB & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Season the lamb, then fry for a few mins until browned. Add the onion and barley, then gently fry for 1 min. Add the veg, cook for 2 more mins, then add the Worcestershire sauce, stock and thyme. Cover, then simmer for 20 mins.
• When everything is cooked, spoon about a quarter of the soup into a separate pan. Purée with a stick blender (or put into a normal blender and whizz), then stir it back into the rest of the soup. Add the green beans, simmer for 3 mins, then ladle the soup into bowls and serve with granary bread.

RUSTIC VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart heavy pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add onion, carrot, and cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add marinara sauce and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add zucchini, reduce heat to a rapid simmer, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add cannellini beans and simmer until beans are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and top with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

RUSTIC LAMB SOUP FROM FLORENCE (MINESTRA DAGNELLO)

Steps:

• Chop finely the celery, carrot and onion and sauté in 3 tablespoons of olive oil. As soon as the onion begins to change colour, add the lamb and continue to cook. After a few minutes, add the wine and allow to evaporate completely, then add the tomatoes. Continue to cook over a low heat for about one hour, then add the broth.
• Finally add the noodles and cook for a few minutes.
• Serve with freshly ground pepper.

LEG OF LAMB WITH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in lower third. Rub lamb with a generous amount of salt and pepper, then rub with oil. With the tip of a sharp paring knife, cut twenty 1/2-inch-deep slits all over lamb; insert garlic slivers into openings.
• Place lamb on a roasting rack set on a rimmed baking sheet; place in oven. Immediately reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Roast lamb until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part (avoiding bone) registers 125 degrees to 135 degrees for rare, or 135 degrees to 140 degrees for medium, 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours. Remove from oven; let rest 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
• Meanwhile, make the mint sauce: In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until liquid is syrupy and reduced to 1 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in mint, and let cool completely.

RUSTIC VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid. Add the onion, carrots and celery and fry for 10 mins, stirring from time to time until they are starting to colour a little around the edges. Stir in the lentils and cook for 1 min more.
• Pour in the hot bouillon, add the tomato purée and thyme and stir well. Add the leek, cauliflower, courgette, and garlic, bring to the boil, then cover and leave to simmer for 15 mins.
• Add the cabbage and basil and cook for 5 mins more until the veg is just tender. Season with pepper, ladle into bowls and serve. Will keep in the fridge for a couple of days. Freezes well. Thaw, then reheat in a pan until piping hot.

LENTIL SOUP WITH LAMB AND MINT

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add lamb, celery, parsnips, onion, and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are almost tender and lamb is cooked through and beginning to brown, breaking up lamb with back of fork, about 15 minutes. Add lentils and stir 1 minute. Add 4 cans broth, tomatoes with juice, and cumin. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until lentils are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer 2 cups soup to blender and puree until smooth; return to same pot. Mix in 1/4 cup mint. Thin soup with more broth if desired. Season soup with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup mint.