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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:-
 
1kg of cubed stewing Beef
1 Onion sliced
2 medium Potatoes
2 Carrots cut into small batons
¼ of a Swede pealed and cubed
½ a Leek sliced across the length
2 Beef stock cubes & ½ pint of water
Gravy granules 
2 cloves of garlic, grated
1 tsp of Paprika
1 tbls Soy Sauce
1 tsp Onion salt
Cornflour
Oil for frying
 
Method:-
 
(1) Fry the Beef in a little oil to seal the meat.
(2) Add the Onion and Garlic and soften.
(3) Add the stock cubes and water.
(4) Season with Salt , Pepper, Paprika, Onion salt and Soy Sauce.
(5) Place in a covered casserole dish and cook in the oven for an hour at 150C.
(6) Add the Potatoes, Carrots, Swede.
(7) Add the gravy granules.
(8) Cook for a further 2 hours at 150C.
(9) Add the leeks.
(10) If the sauce isn't think enough mix a little cornflour and water and add to thicken.
(11) Cook for a further hour at 150C,
 
Serve with Yorkshire Pudding, Vegetables and roast Potatoes maybe?

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