What spices for a home made vegetable soup ?

[Dave7]

I have a pack of chopped mixed veg. I plan to add diced onion, celery and a stock cube.
I assume pepper, maybe a bit of salt.
Would you add any other spice ?

 

[Cathryn]

Cumin!!! Love it. Or smoked paprika.

 

[numbnuts]

Salt and pepper
Cup-a-soup, open packet pour into cup add hot water add the salt and pepper = home made

 

[Kingfisher101]

Scotch Bonnets.

 

[Dave7]

Salt and pepper
Cup-a-soup, open packet pour into cup add hot water add the salt and pepper = home made

mmmm......not quite the same though

 

[Dave7]

Scotch Bonnets.

Great idea.
How many would you recommend ?

 

[oldwheels]

Salt and pepper
Cup-a-soup, open packet pour into cup add hot water add the salt and pepper = home made

Cup-a-Soup is better used as a sauce.

 

[Dave7]

Cumin!!! Love it. Or smoked paprika.

I like paprika.
Not thought of cumin though.
Thanks.

 

[Dave7]

Cup-a-Soup is better used as a sauce.

A good one is not a bad light lunch with a slice of toast.

 

[numbnuts]

Cup-a-Soup is better used as a sauce.

Funny you should say that I was only thinking the same the other day

 

[oldwheels]

Funny you should say that I was only thinking the same the other day

Double the concentration is best ie use half the normal amount of water or use two packets if you need more.

 

[Reynard]

For a classic vegetable soup, look no further than the traditional Bouquet Garni aka bay, thyme and parsley. And a clove or two of garlic, plus black pepper. Hold the salt till the soup is done as you may not need it. Some stock cubes can be quite salty.

Outside of flavourings, other nice "extras" can be broken up spaghetti, pearl barley and split peas.

 

[KnittyNorah]

I have a pack of chopped mixed veg. I plan to add diced onion, celery and a stock cube.
I assume pepper, maybe a bit of salt.
Would you add any other spice ?

Caramelise the onion nicely first - maybe in bacon fat if you're not vegetarian. Add some cumin, garlic if you like it and the usual complement of herbs; I like to add a tin of tomatoes (reducing the total amount of liquid added to account for the tomatoes and their liquid), basil and some (cooked) chickpeas.

 

[mistyoptic]

Caramelise the onion nicely first - maybe in bacon fat if you're not vegetarian. Add some cumin, garlic if you like it and the usual complement of herbs; I like to add a tin of tomatoes (reducing the total amount of liquid added to account for the tomatoes and their liquid), basil and some (cooked) chickpeas.

Agree with all of that, especially the bacon fat. Another vote here for smoked paprika

 

[cheys03]

Butter. Lurpak salted. Not the spreadable, diluted rubbish. As much as your arteries will take