Really simple Italian Country Vegetable soup
I used to love this as a child, but then I somehow managed to never have it for waaaaay too many years. Couple weeks back, at a Content Strategy talk (with dinner, obvs...), it came into my life again. Started making it for myself. It is TEH AWESOME. And last night when I bought veggies to make it, they (Spar) only had a butternut/sweet potato mix. So I figured, live dangerously, right? What a treat, came out all smokey and lekka. Here's the deal, it's dead simple, takes about an hour. Little extra if you have it, doesn't hurt at all :)
600g Soup chopped veg mix (this time it was Butternut/Sweet Potato, but normally I use the Carrot/Celery standard one.
Tin of chopped tomatos (Pick n Pay NoName brand)
Two stock cubes (I use about a 3-litre pot, I think)
Salt and Pepper
Bit of Olive Oil
Water (duh)
Heat pot a little, add oil.
Toss in the veg and stir fry a little.
Add tomato's and crush the stock cubes into the pot
Add enough hot tap water to pretty much fill the pot.
Add Salt and Pepper to taste (I add ALOT of salt, but that's how I like it. And my blood pressure is 120/70, so...)
Cover and let it bubble away for an hour to 90 mins.
Top up with boiling water if needed.
Serve with rustic bread, or even that Cheese and Onion bread that Spar makes
Lekka eet, nê :)
