OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » organic soup recipes http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Organic Cooking Tips: Homemade Soup http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-cooking-tips-homemade-soup/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-cooking-tips-homemade-soup/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:59:17 +0000 Barbara Feiner http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=1762 Homemade soup is one of my favorite dishes to prepare, but many uninitiated cooks are intimidated at the thought of making it. In truth, most recipes are extremely easy to master.

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Yesterday’s recipe for Turkey Italian Wedding Soup (right) is a perfect example. Reduced-sodium chicken broth serves as the base, to which you add seasonings, vegetables, pasta, and lean, homemade meatballs. If I don’t have homemade stock in my freezer, I buy Swanson Certified Organic Chicken Broth or Pacific Natural Foods’ Low-Sodium, Free-Range Chicken Broth (also organic).

Green Things Up

Adding fresh leafy greens to any soup boosts its nutritional value. Yesterday’s recipe called for spinach, which supplies vitamins A, C and K, plus the B vitamin folate, which has been linked to a reduced risk of some cancers. Also included were 4 cups of chopped escarole, a cousin of red-leafed radicchio. If you can’t find escarole at your local natural and organic food store, you can substitute the more widely available kale.

Build a Better Meatball

When making meatballs for a soup, always buy lean meats. In yesterday’s recipe, combining ground turkey breast and lean ground beef ensures the meatballs stay moist, while eliminating excess fat. The turkey helps you control your family’s red meat intake, which reduces the risk of colon cancer. Meatballs always need to be seasoned, and yesterday’s recipe is deliciously savory, courtesy of the added breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, onion and garlic. When making meatballs, avoid overmixing the ingredients. Otherwise, they’ll lose their tenderness.

Beat the Cold-Weather Blues

While I make homemade soups year-round, fall and winter are my favorite seasons. Hot soup is a wonderful antidote for cold weather—nutritious, lower in calories than a standard entree and easy on your wallet. Take the homemade soup plunge in the new year! Here are some additional recipes to get you started—and be sure to let us know your favorites.

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Photo courtesy of the American Institute for Cancer Research

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Fred Cordonnier, executive chef at The Clarence in Dublin, Ireland, has the pleasure of cooking for Bono and Edge of the rock group U2. In 1992, the two musicians purchased the 150-year-old hotel, reopening it in 1996 after 20 months of restoration and refurbishment.

Chef Cordonnier presides over the critically acclaimed Tea Room, an impressive restaurant that made the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List last year. He has graciously provided his recipe for Potato and Almond Soup. I’ll warn you now: It’s extremely rich. Shop for the ingredients at your favorite organic food store and enjoy!

Potato and Almond Soup

Serves 8

Bouillon
6½ cups water
2/3 lb. (11 oz.) white potatoes
1 slice ham
1 carrot (whole)
1 onion (whole)
1 stalk celery (whole)
1 clove garlic (whole)
3 stalks parsley

Almond Cream
1/4 cup very cold water
1¾ cups whipping cream
3 tablespoons almond oil
Salt

Almond Base
1¾ cups cream
1/2 cup almond powder (available at natural food stores)
1 drop bitter almond essence

Additional Ingredients
1¾ sticks of butter
1 cup cream
Salt to taste

  1. To make the bouillon, peel and cut the potatoes. Add the rest of the bouillon ingredients and cook slowly for 1 hour. Strain, separating the bouillon and cooked potatoes. Do not discard.
  2. Prepare the almond cream. Add the cold water to the whipping cream. Season with salt and whisk together. Add the almond oil, and keep in a cool place.
  3. Make the almond base. Boil the cream. Add the almond powder and almond essence. Cover and let sit for 20 minutes so the flavors can infuse. Pass through a fine strainer.
  4. To prepare the soup, place 4¼ cups of the bouillon, 1/2 lb. of the cooked potatoes, the almond base, almond cream, butter and cup of cream in a pot. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste. If the soup is too thick, add some additional bouillon.

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