tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post3788769241064473727..comments2024-03-28T10:27:11.980+00:00Comments on The English Kitchen: Hearty Tomato & Bean SoupMarie Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-56125695135934447362021-12-25T15:18:03.320+00:002021-12-25T15:18:03.320+00:00Obviously making a soup from scratch cannot be bea...Obviously making a soup from scratch cannot be beat and I have plenty of recipes on here for soups made from scratch. This was meant to be a quick store-cupboard type of a recipe for those times when you are rushed off your feet, have no time and yet still want to put something delicious down in front of your family. Unless you have actually cooked and tasted this soup, your opinion is based on conjecture and personal opinion, in other words, not fit for human consumption. As a trained chef I do know how to cook, but thanks for your recipe ideas. Happy Christmas.<br />PS - It costs nothing to be kind.Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-91842151209277219132021-12-25T14:36:38.882+00:002021-12-25T14:36:38.882+00:00Well, that just does it, it is official all the my...Well, that just does it, it is official all the myths are real, this is unfit for human consumption. Putting the content of a few cans together, adding a few herbs, and some butter is not cooking. Sugar? Really? There is enough sugar in the tins for a good slice of cheesecake anyway. I will give you an idea, boil the beans (actual uncooked beans) in this manner, put the beans (600 grams will do) in a pod with COLD water, when it starts to boil, wait a few minutes, then replace the water with a new one this time warm, do it again in a few minutes after boiling. Leave it to cook that way slowly (reduce the heat) when the beans start to soften, put some chopped onions, papers, and carrots, (carrots and peppers give sweetness) maybe celery (yacky) when the beans are almost ready add salt on taste, you may add some Mentha Viridis L. (not ordinary mint, this is not a cocktail) and peel tomato or two (put a tomato in a bowl and pour boiling water on top of it, from a kettle, that makes it easy to peel) or some canned peeled tomatoes, only if there is no added sugar in them. Heat some vegetable oil in a pan, and gently add some red pepper in the boiling oil, half a spoon for a good-sized pot of beans will be enough, stir it with a spoon, so it mixes well with the oil, add some water from the pot with beans, add flour in the pan, 1and 1/2 tablespoons will do, slowly adding them like icing a cake, while stirring with another spoon, you don't want dry flower pockets in your meal. When you got a thick liquid of all this, start mixing it with your beans, slowly pouring it into the pot, while stirring. Leave the pot on the stove for another 5 to 10 minutes on reduced heat, (not boiling) This should take about 20 minutes of preparation and an hour of cooking. (Depends on the beans.)<br />Attention: <br />1. Do not put the tomatoes and the salt from the beginning or it will take hours for the beans to boil.<br />2. Do not put the vegetables before the beans are half done, or they will overcook before the beans are ready.<br />3. Do not skip the changing of the water, or you will have a very foggy jazz night in your bedroom.<br />4. Some beans are hard to boil, it is advisory when possible to soak your beans in cold water for an hour or more, before cooking, for example, let them to soak in the morning if you will cook them for lunch, or the whole day if you want. An additional reason for soaking your beans is that beans from different fields have different cooking times, depending on soil and nutrition, and industrial farming and packaging result in mixing them.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848629887558706113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-59341212623415742362020-10-04T22:10:08.857+01:002020-10-04T22:10:08.857+01:00This looks tasty and filling.....the recipe also s...This looks tasty and filling.....the recipe also seems to be easy to prepare. will surely try myself. thanksGooddot Spiceshttps://www.gooddotspices.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-44050698350296082742019-08-26T14:18:40.948+01:002019-08-26T14:18:40.948+01:00I do too Monique, especially in the Winter, but so...I do too Monique, especially in the Winter, but sometimes in the summer too. They make a quick and easy meal at times! xoxoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-11386729824501704662019-08-26T14:18:02.969+01:002019-08-26T14:18:02.969+01:00I am so pleased this was enjoyed Ash! Thanks for ...I am so pleased this was enjoyed Ash! Thanks for taking the time to let us know! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-67233604156124328172019-08-25T18:30:28.972+01:002019-08-25T18:30:28.972+01:00Made this soup yesterday. I have to say it is one ...Made this soup yesterday. I have to say it is one of the best pot of soups I have ever made and eaten. It will become a soup that I will gladly make again and again. Thanks! Ash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-46836481948606231112019-08-22T14:03:40.737+01:002019-08-22T14:03:40.737+01:00Lve hearty soups!!Lve hearty soups!!La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.com