New year, more soup
Jan. 5th, 2025 03:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
daemonlunaA quiet New Year's Eve here this year, but honestly, that's the usual. bell came down to visit, and we got back into watching Nirvana in Fire, and made hotpot for supper. I think the last time we had it was a couple years ago on vacation in the mountains when she and zulu came out to join us for a few days. We set an extra spot at the table for Zulu that night. It's easy to forget how physically exhausting grief is... the night after Bell went home, I think I slept for more than ten hours.
I had a good long stretch off work, but am back tomorrow. This is the first time in a couple years when I haven't set myself a major project while on vacation at home (get the basement cleared out for construction! ... deep-clean the main floor of the house post-construction! ... assemble a floor loom with no instructions!) and I still feel like I would have no trouble just hanging out at home for another week. But! A regular work week tomorrow means it's time to make! more! soup!
White Bean, Ham, and Greens Soup
2-3 carrots
an onion (and a couple cloves of garlic wouldn't be the worst)
2-3 stalks of celery
4-5 cups of chicken or ham stock
1 cup pre-cooked dried white beans or black-eyed beans, or a can of beans, or lentils
2-3 cups of greens (I used bok choy but kale or cabbage would be good too)
1 1/2 cups diced ham (sausage would be good too)
4-5 cups of chicken stock. Would also be good with a can of beer or cider, just add less stock.
Optional: a slog of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (maybe a tablespoon?), bay leaf
Black pepper
Dice your onion (and possibly garlic), and start it browning in a bit of oil or if you're feeling ambitious, a bit of ham fat. Chop and add the carrot, and then the celery, and the ham. Add the beans and chicken stock, and a bay leaf if you have it. Simmer for about 15-20 min. Add the greens, cook for another 5 minutes or until they're done. Take out the bay leaf, add a bit of vinegar or lemon, add pepper and measure with your heart. Leave out the ham and use veggie stock if you want to go vegetarian, just be prepared to tinker with the recipe a bit for taste (I'd add a big scoop of miso and extra acid to add more flavour.)
bell came down to visit, and we got back into watching Nirvana in Fire, and made hotpot for supper. I think the last time we had it was a couple years ago on vacation in the mountains when she and zulu came out to join us for a few days. We set an extra spot at the table for Zulu that night. It's easy to forget how physically exhausting grief is... the night after Bell went home, I think I slept for more than ten hours.I had a good long stretch off work, but am back tomorrow. This is the first time in a couple years when I haven't set myself a major project while on vacation at home (get the basement cleared out for construction! ... deep-clean the main floor of the house post-construction! ... assemble a floor loom with no instructions!) and I still feel like I would have no trouble just hanging out at home for another week. But! A regular work week tomorrow means it's time to make! more! soup!
White Bean, Ham, and Greens Soup
2-3 carrots
an onion (and a couple cloves of garlic wouldn't be the worst)
2-3 stalks of celery
4-5 cups of chicken or ham stock
1 cup pre-cooked dried white beans or black-eyed beans, or a can of beans, or lentils
2-3 cups of greens (I used bok choy but kale or cabbage would be good too)
1 1/2 cups diced ham (sausage would be good too)
4-5 cups of chicken stock. Would also be good with a can of beer or cider, just add less stock.
Optional: a slog of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (maybe a tablespoon?), bay leaf
Black pepper
Dice your onion (and possibly garlic), and start it browning in a bit of oil or if you're feeling ambitious, a bit of ham fat. Chop and add the carrot, and then the celery, and the ham. Add the beans and chicken stock, and a bay leaf if you have it. Simmer for about 15-20 min. Add the greens, cook for another 5 minutes or until they're done. Take out the bay leaf, add a bit of vinegar or lemon, add pepper and measure with your heart. Leave out the ham and use veggie stock if you want to go vegetarian, just be prepared to tinker with the recipe a bit for taste (I'd add a big scoop of miso and extra acid to add more flavour.)
