Monday 20 October 2014

Stir fry vegetable soup


Whilst my mother can make chutney from any fruit that comes her way my father is a dab hand at making soup from whatever combination of vegetables that enter the house. When I was last there my father had mentioned he had made soup from a packet of stir fry vegetables. I was intrigued but saw the benefits – no peeling or chopping. So when I found a bag of stir fry vegetables reduced to just 24p I knew I had to try it out.

My packet contained white cabbage, green cabbage, beansprouts, carrots and onions. If you have a mixture of vegetables without onion I would recommend adding some sliced onion. I use a hand blender and blend the soup in the pan. I have used a separate blender in the past but the top did come off more than once and there was more washing up to do!


Equipment: 1 large saucepan, blender or hand blender.

Ingredients

Knob of butter
Packet of stir fry vegetables (mine weighed 700g)
Vegetable stock to cover (I used 1 litre)
Black pepper
Grated fresh nutmeg (optional)

Method

1. In a large pan stir fry the vegetables until they have softened.
2. Add the vegetable stock to cover the vegetables and season.
3. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Blend the vegetables until the soup is of the consistency you require.
5. Serve immediately or leave to cool to be reheated later.
6. Before serving add a grating of nutmeg if required.

Linking up with Credit Crunch Munch with Camilla at Fab Food 4 All and Helen at Fuss Free Flavours, guest hosted by Hannah at A New Addition; No Coutons Required with Jacqueline at Tinned Tomatoes and Lisa at Lisa's Kitchen; Extra Veg with Michelle at Utterly Scrummy Food for Families and Helen at Fuss Free Flavours, guest hosted by Emily at A Mummy Too; Recipe of the Week with Emily at A Mummy Too; #CookBlogShare with Lucy at Supergolden Bakes.


20 comments:

  1. What a genus idea as you say no prep and reduced too so a double win! Thanks for linkig up to #CreditCrunchMunch:-)

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  2. I love a good soup and the appeal of not peeling haha, really makes me happy. With some homemade crusty rolls, this would be lovely.

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  3. What a fantastic idea! And I have to say, chutney AND delicious soup - what talented parents you have.

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  4. Do you know I would never of thought of doing this in a soup what a fresh idea .

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  5. What a great idea. I am not a great cook but I do enjoy making soups out of whatever we have lying around.

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  6. Wow! What a clever idea, looks delicious too. #recipeoftheweek

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  7. This was Marks dinner of choice when he was on a soft diet due to chin surgery... fast and tasty

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  8. OOh what an amazing idea, totally stealing it x

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  9. Fab idea for days when time is short - I love a good shortcut to a healthy meal!

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  10. Great idea especially as it will cook so quick. I pretty much make soup out of any veg

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  11. Lovely, I am a deal queen myself, next time I get a pack of stir fry veggies I will know what to do with them!xx

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  12. What a great idea! I do love a soup when the weather turns cold and this looks like a quick way to have homemade soup :-)
    #CookBlogShare

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  13. I do like a good soup. This looks perfect as a winter warmer.

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  14. Brilliant idea and what a great price!

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  15. This is a great idea, I often raid the fridge for left over veg and throw it all into the soup pot and blend it for hot soup.

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  16. What a fabulous and thrifty idea! I usually throw whatever vegetables are on their last legs in soups but never thought to do it with something like that. Genius! Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare

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  17. This is an excellent idea! Frugal and packed with veggies as well as being time saving. Thanks for sharing with both #ExtraVeg and #CreditCrunchMunch

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  18. Simple and tasty soup - just what we need in the colder weather!

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