Soup and Stew Recipes

Welcome to Jeenas Kitchen Soup & Stew Recipes index page.

All recipes on this page are soups and stews.





Vegetable Soup Recipes

Butternut squash soup recipe

Carrot and coriander soup recipe

Chunky Mediteranean soup recipe

Parsnip soup recipe

Pea soup recipe

Pinto bean stew recipe

Vegetable curry stew recipe

Coconut vegetable curry recipe

Meat & Poultry Stew Recipes

Chicken and cauliflower stew recipe

Stewed chicken recipe

Spicy beef stew recipe

Rabbit stew recipe

French Onion Soup Recipe

Recipe for French Onion Soup

The key to cooking the most perfect tasting french onion soup is to cook the onions slowly and gently. This allows the natural sugars in the onions to caramelize which gives French onion soup is characteristic colour and flavour.

Ingredients for French Onion Soup
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp Oil
500g Onions (sliced thin)
1-2 Garlic Cloves (crushed/minced)
1 Litre or 4 Cups Beef or Vegetable Stock
2 Bay Leaves
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
Pinch Ground All Spice
8 Slices French Bread (thin sliced)
Salt and Pepper
1/2 Cup Emmental or Cheddar Cheese (grated)
Fresh Parsely (optional)

Getting Started on French Onion Soup Recipe

Warm the butter and oil in a pan. Add the onions and garlic and gently fry for 10-15 minutes.

Heat the pan up more and continue to cook the onions until the onions become golden brown and caramelized. Stir the French onion soup often.

Add the bay leaves , vinegar, sugar , salt , pepper and all spice. Add the stock to the French onion soup and bring to the boil. Simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes.

Discard the bay leaves from the soup and check seasoning.

Toast your french bread pieces and melt the cheese onto the toast.

Serve the finished French onion soup in a bowl and place the cheese toast on top of the soup. You can sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley if desired.

Butternut squash soup recipe

Chefs butternut squash soup recipe is very easy to cook and tastes fantastic.

With very few ingredients and no cream or butter used this is one healthy soup recipe that tastes wonderful.

The sweetness of the butternut squash with its rich flavour is perfect for Autumn and winter to warm you up on a cold day.

The butternut squash is packed with nutrients including being high in vitamin C, vitamin B6 and of course vitamin A due to the bright orange colour of the squash.

Chef uses a pressure cooker to make this butternut squash soup recipe, you can use a normal pan, follows Chefs instructions only cook for longer.

You can eat Chefs butternut squash soup for a starter, light snack or for lunch.

Ingredients for butternut squash soup

1 large Butternut squash (big chunks)
1 medium Onion (chopped)
1 tsp Chefs Mild curry powder
Salt to taste
Water
Rice bran oil


Take a spoon and scoop up some of this healthy and delicious butternut squash soup.






How to make butternut squash soup

Lightly fry the onions for a few minutes.

Add the curry powder, stir then remove from the heat.

Add the butternut squash and lightly stir.

Pour some water into the pan - you want the water to only just show through the bottom of the squash - do not cover the butternut squash with water.

The squash will produce natural water when it cooks.

Secure the lid on the pressure cooker.

Bring to full pressure then turn onto the lowest heat and cook for 10 minutes.

Take off the heat and place under the cold water tap to help release pressure.

Carefully remove the lid.

Use a spoon to remove the butternut squash from the pan into a blender.

Pour enough water from the soup in the blender.

Add salt to taste and blend into a tasty butternut squash soup.

Add enough water to make the soup thick or thin in consistency.

Serve with fresh crispy bread and fresh plain yogurt if desired.

Enjoy Chefs butternut squash soup recipe.

Enjoy Chefs healthy butternut squash soup.

More soup recipes :

Carrot and Coriander Soup Recipe

Chunky Mediterranean Soup Recipe