GREEN POWER SPICY SOUPA HEALTHY SOUP - COLD BUSTER KING!
At the time I made this soup I was "soupa" sick, I also was about to move out of my flat and that included ripping up my vege patches with wonder of what to do with it all! So I thought.. I am sick... I need extra power! I need to fight my immune system, get going again.... I need some spice!!! ALSO, I have all these beautiful greens in the ground that can't go to waste. It's winter, it's time for soup and it is one of my favourite easy and healthy things to make. You can do it also.
1) For my soup, due to my Vege patch rip-up... I had Perennial Spinach, Broccoli, 2 different types of Kale, Flat leaf Parsley, Sawtooth Coriander, Vietnamese Mint, Spring Onions and Baby Spinach. All home grown, no chemicals!
2) I chopped it all up and added some local Garlic cloves and placed them into silver bowls. I Chopped some of my own dried Chilli's. These were SOUPA hot Birds Eyes.
3) I got all my other ingredients together after the fresh chop up. I bashed together some Coriander Seed, the dried Chilli, ground Black Pepper & Pink Salt.
4) I prepared my stock, I wanted to use Vegetable Stock (I do have my own Chicken I made but wanted to stick to Vege this time) so I went with the pre-made option, Massel. Nothing wrong with that!
5) It's time to cook! Add in a couple of Bay Leaves, the Spring Onions, The mashed up dry stuff, the Garlic with a good dash of Olive Oil. Aussie of course!
6) Start to add your ingredients.You will be adding in your Stock next. I added in x2 cups of the vegetarian Massel cubes (x2). Stir and allow everything to wilt.
7) Add in all the Broccoli and cook for awhile until soft.
8) Once it's all soft and cooked in the stock (around 15-20 minutes) get out your stab mixer (one of the best kitchen items I have ever owned and still do!). Slowly lower it in then...STAB AWAY! (be careful of the splash back). Keep whizzing until most fibres are broken down. I like a bit of chunky-ness and fibre still present.
9) This amazing step is the best... TASTE WHAT YOU MAKE!!! It looks like total green slime but I assure you it's the most healthiest cold buster on the planet!
I don't use many actual measurements but go by gut feel, trial and error and taste. If your soup needed "a little more" of something "a little less"... don't worry, you can't go wrong with making this SOUPA SUPE and just amend the quantities next time to suit you better. I loved the spicy Coriander/Chilli element but you can make it more "Homestyle" if you like.
EVERY PALATE IS DIFFERENT.
ENJOY THIS WINTER'S PRODUCE!
