Vegetable soup

Corn and potato soup

Made with salvaged broth in which beef (ox) tongue slow cooked for six hours, all I had to do was simmer the corn and potatoes in the broth, then process everything with an immersion blender.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people

Bok choy and mushroom egg drop soup

If you have ready-to-use flavorful and well-seasoned broth, the only prep work here is slicing the mushrooms, cutting the bok choy stalks and beating the eggs. Cook time is a mere 15 minutes.

Keyword: Egg drop soup, Vegetable soup

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Tofu and tomato egg drop soup

Easy to make with basic (and inexpensive) ingredients, it's fast enough to cook in bulk and serve to a crowd.

Keyword: Egg drop soup, Vegetable soup

Cook time: 10

Servings: 6 people

Tofu, egg and bok choy soup

Lightly fried cubes of tofu, omelette torn into chunky pieces, bok choy and goji berries (wolfberries) are simmered in chicken bone broth seasoned with soy sauce and fish sauce.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Corn soup

Sweet corn, chopped carrot, browned bacon and scallions are stirred in chicken broth lightly thickened with roux made by combining butter with rendered bacon fat.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 50

Servings: 4 people

The smoothest tomato soup you can make at home. With the purest flavors too. How to make it? Start with a good base and use vegetable stock instead of the usual chicken broth. No cream? Nope. This is as rustic as it gets.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Broccoli and carrot chowder

If you’re not a fan of soup with clear broth, you’ll love chowder. It’s thick and creamy, and there are so many wonderful herbs and spices that you can add to it.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Sweet peas soup

Dried split peas are often used for making pea soup. But dried peas lack the natural sweetness of fresh peas which gives pea soup a more nuanced flavor. In this recipe, frozen fresh peas are used. After simmering them in chicken broth, the peas are pureed with an immersion blender. No cream is added.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Leek and potato soup

A soup so delicious it’s hard to believe how few the ingredients are and how easy the cooking procedure is. Cream is omitted in this recipe to highlight the natural flavors of the leeks and potatoes.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 30

Servings: 6 people

Squash (not pumpkin) soup

Tips for the tastiest squash soup: First, roast the squash to remove water and concentrate the flavors. Second, make a spice base by caramelizing onion in butter. And, third, use the best chicken bone broth.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 45

Servings: 6 people

Chinese spinach (amaranth) egg drop soup

Chinese spinach is combined with shrimps and mushrooms to make this soup. You may use small pieces of chicken or pork in place of the shrimps.

Keyword: Egg drop soup, Vegetable soup

Cook time: 15

Servings: 6 people