1. Chicken Noodle Soup:
Surprisingly easy to try out. Only thing is some of the ingredients like egg noodles, I ended up having to buy more than I will ever need... so now I have a 3/4th packet of egg noodles lying in our pantry. It took me about 1.5hr to prepare the soup
Not very impressed by the taste though. Only advantage is I know the ingredients that go in and it is not that loaded with salt ... compared to a canned soup.... no preservatives.
2. French Onion Soup:
Requires some work. I would never have tried this soup out were it not for this exercise. Again some of the ingredients like the Gruyere Cheese are exclusive to this soup and I ended up buying more than I will ever need (how I wish they sell smaller quantities of these exotic ingredients (exotic to me :-))). Lot more cooking involved than the chicken noodle soup but had fun prepping for this. I used chicken broth instead of the beef stock (beef stock is traditionally used for French Onion Soup). It took me about 2hrs to cook this soup.
I was pleasantly suprised by the taste of the soup. I really liked the soup. But this soup should be eaten as soon as it is cooked ... no refridgeration... I will definitely try this recipe again.
3. Split Pea Soup:
Ingredients for this soup are pretty standard. So I was glad I didnot have to buy anything exotic. It took me about 1hr to cook this soup. Nothing major required. Only thing I should have added more of the chicken broth as the soup turned out drier than I desired. (I halved the recommended qty... as I was making only 2 servings instead of the 4 serving per the recipe... I should have reduced it by 30-40% instead).
Nothing great from taste standpoint. The soup is hearty though and very filling. If you are not a fan of split pea soup, I doubt if you will change your mind after having this soup. But the bacon does add a bit of flavor to the soup.
Cheers till next week..
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