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Soup as a meal? Following on from another post

227 replies

hidingbehindascreen · 09/02/2023 05:56

Just that really.
There seems to be very conflicting thoughts on soup as an evening meal.
We quite often have soup, with hotdogs, burgers (yep you read that right, thanks mum Smile) or toasties.....

OP posts:
hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 19:47

AdventFridgeOfShame · 09/02/2023 19:40

@hryllilegur what sort of chocolate, this could get even more competitive.

🤣

It is MN! There will be some dreadful mix of people who won’t consider anything but handmade dark chocolate, others who insist on something from Aldi, an argument about whether Cadbury’s is shit now or not, someone who is insisting we’re all dreadful and encouraging slavery because we are buying chocolate at all, and so on.

afinishedkiss · 09/02/2023 19:51

For me soup would be a starter in a restaurant or a lunch with crusty bread. I wouldn’t dream of serving it for dinner. My teenagers would be disgusted. Maybe because I am personally not a lover of soup, I don’t like to drink my dinner! My husband on the other hand loves it nit again but not as a main meal.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 09/02/2023 19:52

@Parker231 m&s tomato soup is a lot better than heinz

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MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 09/02/2023 19:54

hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 19:25

Great, isn’t it? 🙄

May as well give up and live off chocolate instead.

I am NOT farting around with home made stock (unless I've roasted a chicken and have a carcass). That's why God made stock cubes.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 09/02/2023 19:57

an argument about whether Cadbury’s is shit now or not

Cadbury's is shit but I have a sentimental attachment to it - DGF used to buy me a bar of Cadbury's at the off licence (that's how old I am) while we were waiting for the bus home after visiting his sister on a Saturday afternoon.

hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 19:59

What if you buy fancy frozen bone broth from M&S? Does that pass the MN test?

I don’t actually care. Put whatever stock (or none) in your soup. Makes no difference to me.

BMW6 · 09/02/2023 20:01

Well I'm inspired by this thread to have a go at leek and potato soup tomorrow. I have got a lot of leeks on my allotment and was wondering wtf to do with them all. 😍

hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 20:03

Ooh. Get you and your homegrown leeks!

That surely trumps the people who merely make home made soup with homemade stock. 😁

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 09/02/2023 20:07

I don’t like to drink my dinner! My husband on the other hand loves it nit again but not as a main meal

Please for the love of god can we not start a 'is it a meal if you drink it' debate? because I can see that being the next issue.

Thanks.

BMW6 · 09/02/2023 20:09

hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 20:03

Ooh. Get you and your homegrown leeks!

That surely trumps the people who merely make home made soup with homemade stock. 😁

<curtseys> why thank you ! 😄

AdventFridgeOfShame · 09/02/2023 20:11

I'd be rather wary of having soup in a restaurant www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/soup

I also have leeks on the allotment. There is artichoke, parsnip, lentil and leek soup in the fridge. You really should be able to stand a spoon up in soup. A round bowled soup spoon, non of this dessert spoon nonsense.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 09/02/2023 20:17

You really should be able to stand a spoon up in soup

You should see my lentil soup! 😅

Parker231 · 09/02/2023 20:44

PrincessHoneysuckle · 09/02/2023 19:52

@Parker231 m&s tomato soup is a lot better than heinz

Thank you - will try it - am in the uk for another couple of weeks. Can’t get it at home.

hryllilegur · 09/02/2023 21:02

@AdventFridgeOfShame some of us use teaspoons. For all foods.

ScrambledSmegs · 10/02/2023 09:10

Happysalley · 09/02/2023 19:13

Greek chicken soup with egg and lemon sauce 😋 definitely a meal!

I love Avgolemono too - it's one of my regular soups. Really filling and comforting. I have it on rotation with Greek red lentil, miso squash, chicken fajita (the DC's favourite) and whatever is soup of the month. Currently short rib borsch, perfect in cold weather with some Russian mustard or horseradish 😋.

BarrelOfOtters · 10/02/2023 09:19

@ScrambledSmegs I'd love a miso squash and a chicken fajita soup recipe...

Borsch I just can't get on with - even though I like beetroot....

ScrambledSmegs · 10/02/2023 10:03

@BarrelOfOtters sure -, however the squash recipe is adapted to my taste (less ginger) from a vegetarian book I've lent to a friend. There is a squash and sweet potato one on Waitrose that looks very similar though. www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/the-best-roasted-miso-squash-sweet-potato-soup

The chicken fajita one is one that I've seen on American food sites for years but has been changed to suit what I can get hold of in the UK, and my DCs' palates. It's enough for four of us with second helpings, but DC don't have massive appetites and you may want to increase the quantities. It freezes well. I cheat now by adding leftover roast chicken, otherwise poach a chicken breast in simmering stock till cooked, about 10 mins, before you cook the soup. So -

Gently soften 1 large onion, chopped, in light flavoured oil in a big saucepan/casserole over medium low heat till translucent. Add 2 cloves grated garlic, cook for about 2 mins. Then turn up heat to medium and add 1 tsp each of ground cumin, smoked paprika (agridulce if possible) and fine salt. Stir and cook for 1 min, then add 1tbsp of tomato purée and 1/2 to 1 tsp of chillies in adobo or chipotle chilli paste. Stir to a paste and cook for another 1-2 mins.

Now add a can of tomatoes, crushed or whole is fine, and 500ml of chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 mins. Remove from heat and purée with a stick blender till smooth. Return to the heat and add shredded chicken and 1 tsp oregano, taste and adjust seasoning, and cook for about 5 mins. Serve with all the 'fixings' to top it with - plain tortilla chips, sour cream (we substitute Greek yoghurt, we're horrible parents), grated cheese, lime wedges, coriander, hot sauce, avocado etc. Whatever you like!

There are far more authentic recipes out there but this one works for us. Please note I use unsalted homemade stock so you may want to omit the salt.

BarrelOfOtters · 10/02/2023 10:11

@ScrambledSmegs thank you. Sounds great. I'll give them both a go....

It'll be a change from my usual 'fridge soup' with lentils.

afinishedkiss · 10/02/2023 10:22

Please for the love of god can we not start a 'is it a meal if you drink it' debate? because I can see that being the next issue.
Thanks

Maybe we could start 'It's a meal but not a dinner if you can drink it' debate.

ComeTheSpringLobelia · 10/02/2023 10:33

AdventFridgeOfShame · 09/02/2023 20:11

I'd be rather wary of having soup in a restaurant www.brake.co.uk/dry-store/soup

I also have leeks on the allotment. There is artichoke, parsnip, lentil and leek soup in the fridge. You really should be able to stand a spoon up in soup. A round bowled soup spoon, non of this dessert spoon nonsense.

That reminds me of when I ordered 'homemade french onion soup' in a restaurant and was told 'You can't have that. The chef forgot to order it in'.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 10/02/2023 12:08
Grin

Reminds me of one of my favourite lines from Fawlty Towers.

“Do you think we could cancel our fruit salads?”
Sybil: “Well, it's a little tricky, chef's just opened the tin."

ThisWOMANWontWheesht · 10/02/2023 12:14

I love soup and we often have a soup dinner.
Soup dinner in the Wheesht household is two homemade soups and homemade bread. They're on the table and everyone helps themselves. It's a very comfy, comforting meal.

xsquared · 10/02/2023 12:36

hattie43 · 09/02/2023 06:17

I don't consider soup a meal . There's a reason it's a starter in a restaurant and not the main meal .
Having said that a big heart veg soup and crusty bread would fill me up so I wouldn't want anything else .
Nothing wrong with soup whenever you want it but if you said to friends come over for a meal I don't think people would expect just soup

I went to a friend's house gor a Christmas do with a few others and that is exactly what she served with bread, cheese and crackers.

It was deliciously filling and definitely sufficed as a meal.

Thatcatisdrivingmenuts · 10/02/2023 13:24

Definitely not tinned soup, as it is nutrient free.

countrygirl99 · 10/02/2023 13:24

I went to a restaurant last weekend half the main courses were soup.