Soup/Stew

[2dumb2kwit]

I'm starting a pot of .......well....I'm not sure if it's gonna end up as soup or stew. (Isn't stew, just thick soup?)
Here's what I started with.
2 large potatoes
half a head of cabbage
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 can diced tomatoes (Yeah, I know....canned veggies.)
1 can whole corn
1 can cream style corn
1 can baby lima beans
about 5 good shakes of the salt and pepper shakers
enough water to cover stuff

OK....what should I add????
Ketchup?
BBQ sauce?
Wosha....worches.....some Lee&Perrins?


Edit; I forgot to a say that I like stuff a little spicy, but my other half does not...so, I tend to lay off the onions, peppers, and go kinda easy on the spices.

[Rick]

You might try some bay leaf and some garlic powder.

[crashdive123]

A handful or two of barley.

[Rick]

You have to put the barley in the soup/stew. Just holding it won't work.

[2dumb2kwit]

You might try some bay leaf and some garlic powder.
Didn't find any garlic powder in the cabnet. The best I could do was a shake of garlic salt and a pinch of minced garlic.

I also didn't find any bay leaves.....but then it hit me.......I have a row of wax myrtle on my back property line! (Thanks Poco!):innocent:

[2dumb2kwit]

A handful or two of barley.


You have to put the barley in the soup/stew. Just holding it won't work.

Man, It's a good thing I didn't have any barley. I would have been embarrassed, standing there with 2 hands full of it, when Rick posted that!:blushing:

[Pal334]

Maybe some rice? I believe, when in doubt, add rice

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

A little red pepper goes a long way! mmmmmmm!

[peter nap]

When it's close to done, chopped celery and green peppers.

[NightShade]

Some flour will help thicken the broth

[Winnie]

How about some macaroni or other small pasta shape? turn it into a minestrone stew! My speciality, I always start off making minestrone soup, but it always ends up stew! (I get a bit carried away adding things):blushing:
Then there's dumplings too!

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

How about some macaroni or other small pasta shape? turn it into a minestrone stew! My speciality, I always start off making minestrone soup, but it always ends up stew! (I get a bit carried away adding things):blushing:
Then there's dumplings too!

I think from this and few of your other posts, you probably cook some really good fixin's!

[Winnie]

I think from this and few of your other posts, you probably cook some really good fixin's!

One does one's best CS!:)

By the by, how was the fishing trip?

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

WW, Fishing was great! I take fishing alot more seriously than most and as time has passed from the simpler times of my youth I have invested in too much equipment! Also the hunt for a trophy had replaced what was my true love of just a simple fishing trip. It had gotten to a point where I really just wanted to go back to the basics and go fishin'! So we did, none of the fish were worth bragging about but the enjoyment factor was increased ten fold. I have a few pics from the trip. I will try and post them later this evening. Don't get me wrong, there is still that side of me that will always want to outdo my previous best!

[Ken]

If you're gonna' be eatin' it, 2dumb, try a couple of cans of Alpo beef chunks. :innocent:

[Winnie]

Hey 2Dumb! How was the stewp?

[Rick]

It's seems to me that too many cooks can spoil the broth. If anyone likes, they can use that saying. I don't get a royalty on it or anything. I come up with gems like that from time to time.

[oldsoldier]

I'm starting a pot of .......well....I'm not sure if it's gonna end up as soup or stew. (Isn't stew, just thick soup?)
Here's what I started with.
2 large potatoes
half a head of cabbage
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 can diced tomatoes (Yeah, I know....canned veggies.)
1 can whole corn
1 can cream style corn
1 can baby lima beans
about 5 good shakes of the salt and pepper shakers
enough water to cover stuff

OK....what should I add????
Ketchup?
BBQ sauce?
Wosha....worches.....some Lee&Perrins?


Edit; I forgot to a say that I like stuff a little spicy, but my other half does not...so, I tend to lay off the onions, peppers, and go kinda easy on the spices.

Looks good 2D I might add a couple of chopped carrots and maybe a few green beans. If you want it thicker Masa' flour works better than plain flour and tastes better as well IMHO I'll also post a good "cheat" (crockpot) chicken noodle soup recipe for ya if you or anyone wants it

[Rick]

What?! Not a single mention of QC? Me thinks our QC department is getting a wee bit lax. Perhaps it's time for a shake up in the ranks. New blood?

[crashdive123]

Think about it. Winnie appointed 2D2K the head of QC of the overseas group. Don't forget - it is 2D2K that is cooking it - notice there were no objections to the addition of Alpo.

[Rick]

Oh, well, yuck!

[2dumb2kwit]

First, let me say thanks to those who offered ideas. I may try some of them the next time.

WW messed me up, with the thought of dumplings! Now I want a big ol' pot of chicken and dumplin's!

All I added to my soup was a little more pepper and a lot more salt. After that, all that soup needed....was eatin'! (I had three bowls of it.) :innocent:

[2dumb2kwit]

If you're gonna' be eatin' it, 2dumb, try a couple of cans of Alpo beef chunks. :innocent:

Oh, that's the good stuff........I save that for special occasions.:innocent:

[2dumb2kwit]

What?! Not a single mention of QC? Me thinks our QC department is getting a wee bit lax. Perhaps it's time for a shake up in the ranks. New blood?

HaHaHa........Ken and Crash are scared of me! LOL:blushing:

[oldsoldier]

What?! Not a single mention of QC? Me thinks our QC department is getting a wee bit lax. Perhaps it's time for a shake up in the ranks. New blood?

Rick you can have the chicken soup recipe too if you want!!

[Ken]

HaHaHa........Ken and Crash are scared of me! LOL:blushing:

Not at all, 2dumb. :sneaky2: Crash and I encourage food submissions to Q.C. for review. That thing you described really doesn't meet the definition of "food."

[2dumb2kwit]

Not at all, 2dumb. :sneaky2: Crash and I encourage food submissions to Q.C. for review. That thing you described really doesn't meet the definition of "food."

LOL, last night, when my other half came home, she took a big wiff and asked "did you cook cabbage?". (She doesn't like cabbage.)

I told her that it was soup, and that it just had a little cabbage in it. She turned her nose up, and finally got about a half a bowl, of it. Then she went back and got another bowl.....full. This morning, she took a big tupperware bowl full of my soup, to work with her. I guess it didn't taste too bad! LOL:innocent:

[2dumb2kwit]

That thing you described really doesn't meet the definition of "food."

By your definition. (Huh....that's probably because it ain't got no gooeydick clams in it.)

[Ken]

Here, 2dumb. Let me help you. :innocent:

Ken's Minestrone Soup

INGREDIENTS

1½ quarts chicken or beef broth
1½ pounds lean hamburger
1 small onion - minced
1 large celery rib - sliced
1 cup orzo
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 large can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
3 (16 ounce) cans mixed vegetables (Veg All) WITH liquid
3 cloves crushed garlic
½ tsp. Dried Oregano
½ tsp. Dried Basil
Salt and black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Lightly brown hamburger and break up while browning.
Start broth to boil with onion and celery.
Boil 10 minutes.
Lower heat to simmer and add in hamburger and everything else.
Simmer 1 hour, stirring every 5 minutes.

Best if made the day before.

Excellent with grated cheese on top or mixed in when served.

[2dumb2kwit]

OK...I'm a dummy. I don't know what orzo, is.:blushing:

[Ken]

OK...I'm a dummy. I don't know what orzo, is.:blushing:

It's pasta. Looks like rice.

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[2dumb2kwit]

This sounds pretty good but I gotta ask......Where the heck were you yesterday, when I was cooking my soup?!? .....but I must admit...mine tasted OK.:innocent:

[2dumb2kwit]

It's pasta. Looks like rice.

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Huh....must be a yankee thing! LOL
I'll have to look for it, the next time I'm in the store.:innocent:

[Rick]

Orzo is, without a doubt, on the par with rice cakes. There is no way you can cook it to give it any taste. I've tried any number of ways. It's never good and never bad. It's just so danged bland.

[Ken]

This sounds pretty good but I gotta ask......Where the heck were you yesterday, when I was cooking my soup?!? .....but I must admit...mine tasted OK.:innocent:

I was digging a trench and laying drain pipe. :sneaky2:

[Ken]

Orzo is, without a doubt, on the par with rice cakes. There is no way you can cook it to give it any taste. I've tried any number of ways. It's never good and never bad. It's just so danged bland.

Okay, big guy, try my recipe and see if you still feel that way. :)

[Ken]

Where the heck were you yesterday, when I was cooking my soup?!? .....but I must admit...mine tasted OK.:innocent:

Okay, 2dumb, I'm gonna' send you a bill for this advice..........

If you like cabbage soup, try this:


1 pound Kielbasa sliced ¼" thick.
OR 1 pound of Sirloin Tips cut into bite sized pieces
1 Chopped Head of Cabbage
1 Small onion Chopped
2 quarts Chicken Broth
1 16 ounce can lima beans
Salt and pepper to taste

Bring broth to a boil.
Add all ingredients.
Keep at rolling boil for 5 minutes and reduce to simmer.
Simmer for 1 Hour.

To serve, tear a large loaf of round bread* into small chunks and add 4 or 5 chunks to each bowl of soup.

* This kind of bread, 2dumb:

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[2dumb2kwit]

That's dang near what I did yesterday!:innocent:

[nell67]

By your definition. (Huh....that's probably because it ain't got no gooeydick clams in it.)

Ermmmmm,I think you meant gooeydUck,right??? please say I am right,I really,really hope I am right...

[2dumb2kwit]

Ermmmmm,I think you meant gooeydUck,right??? please say I am right,I really,really hope I am right...

Yeah, yeah.....a typo...that's it!:innocent:
(..but with Ken.....?)

[oldsoldier]

Chicken Noodle Soup

* 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds of chicken pieces (I use boneless chicken breasts)
* 4 cups of water
* 4 cups of chicken broth
* 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1 small onion
* 2 chopped carrots
* 2 stalks of celery chopped
* 1/4 cup of parsley chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram or basil ( I use basil)
* 1 bay leaf
* 8 oz. wide egg noodles

Preparation

Place all ingredients EXCEPT the noodles in a crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours. Remove chicken and bay leaf from pot. dice the chicken and return to pot. dispose of bay leaf. Add the noodles to the crock pot and cook for about 1/2 hour or so until the noodles are done. Or cook the noodles separately and add to soup just before serving.

You can "spice up" the soup by adding mushrooms or green beans or what ever your favorite veggie is.