Soup Makers What are you making in yours?

[RosaNovella]

I will kick off
Its chilly here, 8c feels like 6 😱

Soup maker is out and on my first batch of the season
Leek and Potato 😊

What are you making?
Big pot , dragged out, dont need a soup maker, spattering everything with a stick blender people?
Yes we knoooow , you dont need a soup maker 🙄

Mine its celebrating its 10th year, still going strong

Lighthearted

It really is. Simple cheap and quick to make on the stove, freezes well. Total winner. I don't gave a soup maker. Or a bread maker. I'm old school. And old. 👵

Sweet potato, coconut, lemongrass and ginger - this recipe but I add lentils and don't bother with the lime www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sweetpotatoandcoconu_8811

I never use a recipe, I just use whatever veg I have and add what I think will go with it. So this week I had loads of spinach to use up so I made a potato and spinach soup which we had yesterday and are having again today. If I have a load of tomatoes to use up I'll add smoked paprika and some beans. If I have a load of leeks I'll add thyme and potatoes.

I fear my soup maker has died as it's not blending. 😪
Will try again and then maybe back to a pan and see what is in the Black Friday sales in a few weeks

I don't have a soup maker but I do make soup all year round. One of the few things that grew well in my garden this year was leeks. So it's leek and potato here as well. Probably throw win some chilli and sweetcorn as well.

No soup maker but I just made this, it’s the only soup I’ve made over and over

@whitenoise101 that sounds delicious

saucepan girl here!

just roasted 2 red peppers, 6 vined tomatoes, 1 red onion, drizzled with olive oil.

then blitzed with a blender, bit of garlic puree, salt, pepper and lots of paprika

and a drip of double cream

Beetroot for us today, no soup maker, just a big stock pot.

No soup maker either, but some favourites. I try to eat what is in season or what I've grow in the garden
-https://www.recipetineats.com/creamy-tuscan-chicken-soup/
-https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/thai-green-chicken-soup
-https://www.merchanthomestead.com/kitchen/tromboncino-recipe-soup/
-https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/cavolo-nero-potato-soup-chilli?srsltid=AU7gw4UVVPQYHj1JQ8JnMx2JumeXdt-MPaPELr13zRDMrFeojZmcsOs9
-Pea and ham. Mine is more like a stew consistency, but can be thinned to make more soup like. 2 packets of quick soak peas (1 pack if you want a thinner soup or to make a smaller amount), 1 smoked ham hock/knuckle.
Soak the peas as per the packet and rinse well and add to the soup pot with fresh water
You can chop the hock up or leave whole and it will fall apart
Add any veg you like- onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, swede etc and cook till done. I don't need additional salt or stock because the hock has enough salt d flavour in it.

It’s very filling and aromatic, I have also added butternut squash, forgot the ginger, added extra chilli etc so it’s forgiving too

I buy loads of frozen chopped veggies, onions, garlic and chicken strips from Asda. I add bits of everything, someone, coconut milk and some chilli - yum!
… oh and stock of course

Thank you for this. Tesco Nana's magic soup, which is one of our favourites, is similar and also very moreish.

https://www.tesco.com/recipes/en-GB/recipe/nanas-magic-soup?srsltid=AU7gw4VwIW_t80JyjxQMaLS8DyTWBICyrQZsmxXmPGSTEaub7PCFObCo

Well DC had eaten the bacon so thanks to this thread my lunch has turned into Turkish (ish) lentil soup.

Ooh some lovely recipes!

Im not against pots but every year The Soup Making Scolds of MN decide we need a lecture about why we dont need a soupmaker
Peace
Keep the recipes coming 😃

I make this a lot. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/nov/17/meera-sodhas-recipe-for-vegan-beetroot-and-ginger-soup

I don't think a single person here has said anything criticising soup makers.

I’ve lurked on a lot of soup threads (!) and there are always a few posters that criticise the very existence of soup makers.
I think the Op was just hoping head those posters off before the same old issues are raised.
I use both soup maker and a pan depending on mood!

Some lovely recipes - thanks for the thread.

This!!
Its like a Klaxon goes off 😆

Calling for "peace", labelling others scolds and mentioning Klaxons is a bit combative though when you've not had a single aspersion cast on your choice of cooking receptacle.

Ah well, my lunch was very nice

That is virtually my pea and ham,my mum used ham shank but I have used other cuts.

I do mine in the slow cooker as I think it improves the longer it is cooked.

Apart from no klaxon went off.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/courgette-potato-cheddar-soup

Unbeatable, easy to make in soup maker too!

I’m toying with the idea of buying a soup maker but just worried it’ll sit in the cupboard like the ice cream maker looking at you husband and your impulsive purchase
I don’t have a decent stick blender I don’t think.

I love my soup maker. One thing that is a really nice addition to recipes is a handful of Merchant Gourmet roasted chestnuts - they've added a lovely depth and smoothness to the soups I've made.

I often add acashew nuts to a carrot or squash soup