Mmmmm, soup

[luzula]

I just made a soup that turned out really good, and I thought I'd share the recipe (also then I can hopefully remember it myself). Despite the fact that I occasionally eat meat, I think I'm a pretty good vegan cook. This is because I often live with vegetarians and vegans, and communal cooking has to be adapted to the people with the most restrictive diets.

1 kg of carrots (or more)
five potatoes
two fennel bulbs
three onions
lots of garlic
lots of fresh ginger
juice from one orange
two cans of coconut milk
bouillon
Thai green curry paste
already-cooked black beans

Fry the onions + garlic in some oil, then add the coarsely chopped vegetables and hot water. Cook until soft. Add everything else except for the beans, and mix until smooth. Add beans. Enjoy!

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Mmmmmm, that sounds wonderful!

[luzula]

It is! I thought I made a lot, but most of it is gone now...

[scribe]

Oooh. I wouldn't have thought to add beans to this combo, I am intrigued!

[luzula]

Black beans are just my standard thing to add to vegan dishes as a protein source--I usually cook a large amount and then freeze them in little packets, ready to be added to pretty much anything. I should shake it up and do chickpeas next time...

[toft]

Oooh, that sounds good.

[luzula]

It was! Although now I've eaten it so many days in a row that I'm a bit tired of it.

Hey, would you be able to beta-listen to a podfic with a bit of Greek in it? It's only 10-15 minutes. No problem if you can't, though!

[toft]

Ancient greek? sure, I'll do my best! Not my area of specialty, but send it over.

[luzula]

Oh, thanks! I already got help with the phrase which is a quote in Ancient Greek, but the fic also has the names of various ancient Greek people in it, and I'm not sure I'm doing them right.

Hmm, I don't think I have your email? Mine is luzulae at gmail.

[exeterlinden]

I will be cooking this soon!

I also add beans to a lot of dishes as a source of protein, also to cut down on meat in meat dishes. I usually blend them (since I'm currently in a household of people who are not that appreciative of beans - I'm hiding them ;)). White beans and kidney beans work really well in meat sauces and lasagna-type dishes. Chickpeas work extraordinarily well in mashed potatoes.

[luzula]

I hope you like it! I am kind of sick of it now, actually, since I ate it so many days in a row. But I'm sure I'll like it again in a month or two. Hiding beans by blending them, yeah, I can see how that would work well. : )

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Pretty much all of my soups are based on carrots and potatoes (my favourites!) but I'm getting fed up of the rather basic ones I've been making. This one sounds delicious. I'm certainly going to try it, thanks - just leaving out the black beans :)

[luzula]

Hope you like it! Yeah, the black beans aren't really necessary--I'm just in the habit of adding protein to all my vegan dishes.

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

Yum! I will be trying this! I was a vegan for many years (FRTDNEATJ, but really actually related to dS) and still all my home-cooking is vegan.

[luzula]

Hope you like it! Yeah, vegan cooking is really not that hard. But I once did meal planning for an outdoors camp where all the food had to be 1) vegan 2) able to be cooked over an open fire 3) not involve ingredients that had to be refrigerated 4) not the same meals over and over again. That was a bit more of a challenge, and I'm quite proud that this meal plan still gets used every year.