04 November 2011
This could be said for a lot of this in my life right now :) But in this case, I'm talking about soup...
When I used to go stay with my Gramma as a kid, I remember thinking it odd that there weren't any cans of soup in the cupboard. Instead there was only stock and various types of soup bases.
Now I don't think it's odd at all.
This past weekend I decided to use some fish cubes I had in the freezer...so I bought a carton of vegetable stock (I don't think I'll ever be able to make my own fish stock...all those fish heads...) and a pint of boulliabase broth.
I cubed two small/medium sized potatoes and threw them into the pot, followed by the fish (1 pound of cubed salmon), a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper, another dash of kelp powder, about a cup of frozen sweet corn and then the stock. I believe I topped it off with a good sprinkling of ground stinging nettles, a quick shake of crushed red pepper flakes, garlic powder (I tend to spice as the spirit moves me) and about a handful of chopped parsley I had laying around.
Then I covered and simmered it all until the kitchen smelled yummy (and the fish and potatoes were cooked, of course).
It was divine!
XO