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Termyn8or -> RE: Soup or Not Soup (4/12/2007 5:44:23 PM)
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I would not call it soup. Personally I don't think it is really soup with no meat, but that is me. What does really count is that there are no veggies, no nuthin. Basically spices, which may actually be from the plant kingdom, do not really qualify in my view.
I am old enough to remember Mrs Wiess, something else I refuse to eat.
Want some soup ? Boil a a chicken for 55 minutes, debone it, throw the bones back in and boil for another two hours. Strain the broth, which should almost qualify as stock by then. And if you want it my way, throw in celery, carrots, pearl onions. Peppercorns should've been in right after the straining. Salt should have been in from the start, unrefined organic sea salt of course. veggies go in last before the meat goes back in.
Now that's what I call soup.
The process is similar for beef, but put you beef in the soup pot and roast it in the oven until nicely browned, this enhances flavor and gives it a darker appearance. Of course afterward you throw the water in and boil. Veggies are about the same in my book as chicken, except you can add tomatoes if desired. In chicken some like turnips, but I would avoid using them in beef.
Thinking about it I do have to recognize certain soups without meat. Potato, cheese, spinach and tomato are examples. But I am carnivorous, so I am usually not impressed unless there is meat in it.
Now this is my opinion, even with meat, I consider soup to usually be a side dish, and that would hold doubly true when there is no meat. Even with meat, I try to eat a sandwich or some meat with it.
Incidentally, if you don't have a large family, you should still make alot of good soup, freeze it. Soup is one of the things that is totally suited for microwaving.
Now at my house I avoid using plastic in the microwave, and I try not to let the soup boil at the sides. Must heat it slowly. That'll bring it back alive, as long as there are not certain things in it, like any dairy, I mean milk or sourcream.
Anyway, it just accured to me there is something else that qualifies as soup, clam chowder. I'm sure there are many examples out ther.
T
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