A Restorative Soup
Garlic Tomato Soup
Serves 6, probably
- 4 heads (not cloves) garlic, peeled
- 1 med. yellow onion, diced
- 42 oz. chicken broth
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 1 t salt, or to taste
Toss everything in a slow-cooker. Turn it on low heat for 6-7 hours. After it's done cooking, puree everything. I found my immersion blender easiest for this task.
I liked the flavor better when I let the flavors blend for another 24 hours in the fridge. Serve with Parmesean, as noted, and toasted ciabatta (which I purchased from a fancy [sort of] restaurant after my abs class at the gym - meaning I stood at the upscale bar and waited for my bread in slightly smelly condition, wearing biker shorts and a gigantic sweatshirt, hair falling out of my inadequate band, while the actual, dressed and non-sweaty [mostly] patrons tried to avoid eye contact. It was definitely a pretty princess moment, but dammit I wanted that bread!).
And tune in on Thursday or Friday - I'll have a Constitutional Cooking Special Report on the MRE, Meals Ready to Eat, served our armed forces around the world. Complete with photos.
posted by ek at 2:37 PM
1 Comments:
Ooooooooooooooooooh! MREs are my favorite. Especially if hungry.
If you get no other guidance, here is what you do:
1) Take inventory. Set the dessert aside. Hopefully you don't have something that has separate rice or potatos, as those are generally terrible.
2) Heat your main meal (and hopefully a pack of cheese!). While the meal is cooking, crumble the crackers in their package by bending it at all conceivable places. Make sure the crackers are good and crumbly.
3) Open your main meal along it's long axis. It's much easier to eat that way. Dump in the cheese and crackers and mix briskly.
4) Eat the main meal in the three minutes you have between when it is way to hot to eat and when everything congeals.
This recipe works for almost every meal: chicken stew, beef stew, chicken and rice, any of the veggie meals, spaghetti, chicken tetrazini, and chicken cavatelli. It doesn't work with meals where the meat is something large, like beef franks or chicken breast.
Enjoy!
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