5 you soup basic Recipes

basic meatloaf, chopped (left over ), diced tomatoes, beef broth, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, diced, potato, diced, frozen vegetables (peas, corn and green beans), pearl barley (more if you like it thick), alphabet pasta (or any other small noodles), baby spinach leaves (optional), salt and pepper, to taste

tsuyu sauce, dashi stock (you can make your own , or use premade, i used premade), soy sauce/shoyu, mirin, sugar, green onions, sliced fine, sesame seeds, lightly toasted, sheet nori , cut into thin strips, these are the basic toppings , you can also add grated ginger, grated yuzu, chopped shiso, or wasabi as desired (choose 1 of these, not all, or the flavors will get muddy).

low sodium chicken broth (i use kitchen basics brand), water, chicken base (i use better than bouillon brand), turnip, peeled and grated, parsnip, peeled and grated, carrots, peeled and grated, stalks celery, chopped fine (1 small bunch), onion , cut in half through the root (leave root intact, as is removed later, or if you are like me, then chop and leave in), curry powder (mild golden only , the brand i use is mccormick s), garlic clove, minced, chicken (boneless skinless thighs , breasts, or combination), russet potato, grated, frozen corn

basics are ..., leeks, onions, carrots, potatoes, garlic, knob of butter, scotch broth dried mix (barley, yellow split peas, green split peas, marrowfat peas, red split lentils), herbs of your choice, parsley works well, stock, a really big soup pot, you can use chunks of cooked meat too, chicken works especially well, and whatever else you ve got that needs to be used! i sometimes use parsnips, turnip, even peppers.