Chief Nothingness's Soup Secrets

Chief Nothingness's Soup Secrets

By following the general guidelines below, one can simply achieve very nutritious and tasty meals.

Base:
1. 5+ cups of water.
2. 1 chicken bouillon cube per cup of water.
3. 1 table spoon of soy sauce.
4. 1 tsp to table spoon of ground chopped black peppercorns (Do not use the pre-ground bought shit. Flavor sucks!)
5. (Optional) Spicy pepper (Chili, Habanera, etc)
6. (Optional) 1 or 2 tsp of Sage, Oregano, Thyme, Basil, Tea Mints (Spearmint, Peppermint), these are all in the mint family. One can do 1, 2, 3, 1 or 3, 3 or 2, or none, or whatever.
7. (Optional) 1 or 2 tsp minced garlic.
8. (Optional) Kosher salt.

Vegetables & Herbs:
2 cups of the desired predominate item.
1 cup each of the other vegetables.

Items: Organic celery (Carmel flavor vs. chemical), carrots, onions, asparagus, parsley

Grains:
1 cup of desired grain.

Items: Brown rice, Wild rice, Quinoa (Do not use instant, minute, or white rice, it gets soggy and the taste sucks!)

Preparation:
Bring base to slow boil(1 thru 3)
While 1 is warming up, put veggies, herbs, and spices in food processor and mince into fine particulars.
Put minced items into base.
When boiling put grain(s) into base
Boil softly for 10 minutes.
Turn off & serve.

Tips: Always keep lid on top to avoid evaporation of flavors & nutrients. Stir heat out OFTEN to achieve slow boil.

11/30/05 Soup variation:
Base with 1 tsp of sage, 1 tsp oregano, 2 tsp of spearmint leaves, small Habanera, splash of raw honey.
2 cups of parsley, 1 cup of carrots, 1 cup of organic celery(Carmel flavor vs. chemical)
1 Cup of Quinoa, ½ cup Canadian wild rice.

Previous Soup variations:
Base with Habanera and mix of mint family herbs.
Variations:
· 2 cups of organic celery(Carmel flavor vs. chemical), 1 cup of carrots, 1 cup of onion
· 2 cups of asparagus, 1 cup of carrots, 1 cup of onion, 1 cup of organic celery(Carmel flavor vs. chemical)
1 Cup brown rice.