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Leftovers Soup!

Leftovers Soup!


We have a confession to make…. We often cook far too many vegetables and also end up with bits of leftover meat. Most folk would throw these in the bin, but we’re a bit tight like that. So it all ends up in the freezer in boxes. But the freezer is not a bottomless pit.

So yesterday we had a “Soup Making Day” Nothing goes to waste here. I can’t give you exact ingredients for this soup but basically you’ll need the following.

Ingredients:-

Vegetables and meat leftovers from the freezer
2 Stock cubes
1 Wuzzer ( We got ours as a freebie via Amazon when we switched energy suppliers) – That’s a food processor to most folk.

Method:-

(1) Thaw everything you have stored in boxes.
(2) Boil 2 Stock cubes in 500ml of water.
(3) Blitz everything apart from the stock.
(4) Place in a large pan and add enough stock to make a reasonable soup liquidity.
(5) Bring to boil.
(6) If you are not going to eat today allow to cool and freeze in portions.

We have a few verbs and bits an bobs which we are growing in tubs on our balcony, so I dressed the soups up with those, a Gluten free cracker and a bit of grated Cheese. Looks good, tastes better!

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Ingredients:-

1 Onion, diced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Celery Sticks, sliced
1 Long Red Pepper, chopped thickly
320g of Smoked Sausage, thickly sliced
1 Tsp of Sweet Smoked Paprika
½ Tsp of Ground Cumin
½ Tsp of Chilli Flakes
1 Tin of Chopped Tomatoes, plus a tin of Water
1 Tin of Cannelloni Beans, drained
250g of Fresh Spinach
2 Tbsp of Breadcrumbs mixed with Mixed Herbs (Gluten free here)
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Add Oil to a Dutch Oven of large frying pan over a medium heat.
(2) Add the Onions and season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Cook until softened, then add the Garlic, Celery, and Peppers.
(4) Stir and cook for a further 2 minutes.
(5) Add the Sliced Sausage and fry until it is browned.
(6) Reduce the heat and add the Paprika, Chilli Flakes, Cumin and stir in.
(7) Add the Chopped Tomatoes and bring to the boil.
(8) Reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes covered, stirring occasionally.
(9) Add the Beans and Spinach and warm through.
(10) Scatter the Herbed Breadcrumbs over and place under a pre-heated grill until the Breadcrumbs are golden brown.

We served ours with mixed Rice and fried Bok choy. A really tasty dish for not a lot of money.
 

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