My Mom’s Soup
Posted by spunky | Filed under Monkee Do, Monkee Grub
What to do when you have left-over rice in the fridge but no microwave oven? (are we the only household without one? Ellen recently got a toaster so we’re moving along nicely.)
Chicken Bones
3 Potatoes and 3 Carrots (chopped into bite size chunks)
3 Tomato (quartered)
1 Onion (quartered)
1 Clove of garlic
1 small can of mushrooms
Salt to taste
White Pepper (Although I used black, cos we don’t have white..)
First let the chicken bones sit in some hot water, remove the gunk that comes up the the surface and discard water. Add fresh water and start boiling the chicken bones with a clove of garlic. Remove more bit that float to the top if you need to.
Add onions, carrots and potato and let boil. Turn the fire low to simmer and add the can of mushrooms, stock and all. This is something I learned from my mom, she said the ’stock’ that the mushrooms come with gives the soup the extra flavor. Yes it’s full of preservatives but it’s yums!
Tomatoes go in last as they cook really quick, add some salt to taste. Let soup simmer for at least half an hour if you’re in a hurry. I made mine at 2am in the morning, it probably simmered for about an hour or so, turned the heat off and went to bed.
I came home starving after yoga, so I dumped the rice from the fridge into a small pot of soup and lunch is served with some pepper. Don’t forget some chili padi in soy sauce on the side!
