Whats your favorite soup to make

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IMy favorite is gumbo but it is not really a soup so I posted this instead.


1 pound presoaked black beans drained
1 large chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
8 cups beef or chicken broth
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon orgegano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1 tablespoon cumin
3 smoked pork hocks
1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
salt to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil


Cook onion and celery in olive oil till soft.....add tomatoe paste and cook while stirring......add pork hocks and broth....bring to boil then simmer for 1/2 - 2 hours adding water when needed. Remove hocks from broth and remove fat and bones. Return meat to pot. Add the beans cumin,basil,orgegano,black,and red pepper. add enough water to cover beans about two inches. Bring to boil....then simmer till beans are tender...about 1 hour. Serve with crusty bread,butter,and a green salad.
 
mmm, i love lentil and split pea. i don't really have any recipes; i just go by what i have stored away in my mind.
 
luvs_food said:
mmm, i love lentil and split pea. i don't really have any recipes; i just go by what i have stored away in my mind.

I do the same but try to post a recipe that would be very close to what I make. I rarely measure anything.
 
hi masteraznchefjr,
care to share your tomato basil soup recipe? have lots of both, don't know how to make tomato soup, only marinara and ragu.
 
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