Best homemade soup recipes please.

[beetr00]

Following on from @Trufget's thread earlier today.

Please would you share your favourite recipes and where to find them?

Thank you all 🥣

Any soup is better for using proper stock

Courgette and coriander is quick and can be eaten hot or chilled (lovely in the summer).

1 courgette per serving, so if I'm on my own that is just one.
1 bunch of coriander, for me I'll use half for this but if I'm cooking for more I will use the full bunch (it can be wrapped in newspaper and frozen if I don't use it all ).
1 veg stock cube
boiling water
a bit of oil
optional crème fraiche
Slice the courgette, put in a pan with the oil and 'sweat' for about 5 mins.
Add the coriander, stock cube and water and stir until the cube is dissolved or you can make the stock in a jug.
Simmer for 10 - 15 mins then use a stick blender to make the soup.

Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche or chill for another day.

Chicken veg and barley

Sofrito mix
Onion
Celery
Chicken thighs chopped
Pearl barley
Garlic
Chicken stock
Any random veg you have around
Rosemary, thyme
Kale added near the end

If you like parsnips try James Martin’s parsnip soup. So quick and easy.

Use approx 600g of peeled and sliced parsnips, 2 tsps of curry paste, seasoning and enough milk to more than cover, and seasoning.

Just simmer until parsnips are soft, 5-10 mins and then blend. Adjust the consistency by adding more milk.

Do you pre-cook the pearl barley? My packet says it needs 1h15 which is a long time to cook everything else IMO

@beetr00 The Mediterranean Dish website has this recipe for luxury chicken soup in the link below (though you could cut out the lemon and egg sauce if you don't want it), but it would be better, if you have the time, to make stock first, either from a chicken carcass with some meat still on it, from a pack of cheap(ish) chicken wings or a couple of thighs with a sliced onion, carrot and herbs, cover with water and seasoning, bring to the boil and simmer for a couple of hours, in a slow cooker or pressure cooker if you have one.
BEST Authentic Avgolemono Soup Recipe | the Mediterranean Dish

@beetr00 There are many chicken and rice soup recipes on the Internet: this is a decent one, which involves preparing a soffritto first: chopping celery carrots and onions very fine, sauteeing them in the pan for a flavoursome base to the soup: you can buy frozen soffitto mixes in most supermarkets. I would recommend browning the chicken first along with the vegetables, though, rather than just sticking it raw into the pan.
Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup • Salt & Lavender (saltandlavender.com)

Broccoli and stilton- like eating a load of melting cheese, imo
Sweet potato
Roast parsnip.
Got DD a food thermos, she takes soup to school, makes us happy.

Spicy parsnip and coconut soup

750g parsnips, chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1.75ml boiling water
1 tbsp vegetable stock powder
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 400ml can coconut milk

Fry onion in oil until soft. Add garlic and curry powder and stir in for 30 seconds. Add parsnips, water, vegetable stock powder and bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes or until parsnips are soft.
Add can of coconut milk and bring to the boil again.
Serve as-is if you like chunky soup , but I prefer to use a stick blender to make a creamy smooth soup.
If you want even more coconutty goodness, add a teaspoon of desiccated coconut to each serving!
Enjoy…

@Mulledjuice
My packet says something similar but in practice I found they cooked in about 40 mins.

Sounds tasty, I will have to try this. I love tomato and spice. Absolutely hate cheesy and creamy soups, so yours is definately something I would like!

Garlic
Red onion
Celery
Swede or parsnip
Carrots
Potatoes
Sweet potato or squash
Leeks
Cabbage or cavolo Nero
Red pepper
Chicken breasts
Olive oil
White wine
Oregano
Smoked paprika
1-2 tsp bouillon powder
Punch of nutmeg
Couple bricks of frozen spinach
Splash of cream or creme fresh at the end.

Do not blitz, I love my soups chunky!

Fry the onions till soft then add the chicken, once brown add all other veg except spinach, add boiling water and simmer until tender. Add spinach and cream at the last minute.

This is a variation of something I saw online. We call it green soup and my soup hating dd asks for it at least monthly.
I usually eyeball it so I’m guessing quantities but it’s very forgiving.

2 leeks
butter or oil
2-3 courgettes
bag of spinach or 3-4 frozen chunks
1&1/2 ltrs stock (veg or chicken)
half a block of feta

Slice leeks and soften in a big pot (it needs a lid for later) with a little butter or oil for a few mins while you chop your courgettes.
Add the courgettes to the pot and saute for a couple of minutes.
Add stock and let it all simmer for 5 minutes or so until the courgettes are softened.
Add the spinach in big handfuls but don’t worry if it doesn’t get covered, as long as it’s in the pot.
Turn the heat down and cover with a lid. Let the spinach wilt down for a couple of minutes.
Crumble or chop the feta and chuck it in.
Blend till smooth.