Turnip report

[mathhobbit]

I've given up on winter farmshares, but I'm close to the winter farmer's market. Here's what I'm doing to my dried limabeans:

https://www.onelovelylife.com/slow-cooker-vegetable-bean-soup-gf-df-v/

I substituted thyme for sage. I'm suspicious of a bean recipe with no fat, but I can't exactly throw a ham bone into a vegetarian meal.

Comments

[kelkyag]

A drizzle of olive oil at serving time? Or a spoonful of sourcream or sprinkle of grated cheese? Or you could sautee the veggies in the fat of your choice before assembling the soup, but that complicates an otherwise simple crockpot recipe.

Om nom nom soouuup.

[mathhobbit]

Yeah, I looked for a recipe willing to say "1/4 cup olive oil is a good substitute for a ham bone" but didn't find anything.

[kelkyag]

Olive oil provides neither salt nor umami. How about mushrooms sauteed in butter with some salt and sherry as a topping/addendum? :)

[mathhobbit]

Well then, that explains it. I'll probably just smother it in cheese. :)

[mathhobbit]

This is probably the most strongly flavored soup I've had since I gave up beef. Not quite my taste, but it stood up well to the equally strongly flavored raw milk cheddar.

[kelkyag]

A little rebalancing next time, then? Not a lot going on there beyond the alliums until you get to the vegetable broth.

Beef, really, not chicken? Huh. I usually think of beef broth as more fuss for less flavor than chicken broth.