Vegetarian (Vegan) Garden Vegetable and Curry Soup

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This is a hearty, warm, and relatively healthy vegetarian soup that could easily be made vegan, and scaled. Conceptually simple, vegetables in water, this Asian-inspired curried variation of an American comfort classic is sure to impress with its diversity, ease of modification by ingredients, and it's natural ability warm bodies and hearts on a cold winter day.

Vegetarian (Vegan) Garden Vegetable and Curry Soup

This is a hearty, warm, and relatively healthy vegetarian soup that could easily be made vegan, and scaled. Conceptually simple, vegetables in water, this Asian-inspired curried variation of an American comfort classic is sure to impress with its diversity, ease of modification by ingredients, and it's natural ability warm bodies and hearts on a cold winter day.

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Ingredients

2 hours
16 servings
  1. Vegetables
  2. 12 ozCarrots, shredded or diced
  3. 1 headsmall, Napa cabbage (or see the optional ingredients below. I use Napa for the crunch, but Kale adds special flavor. Spinach is good too)
  4. 5 stickCelery
  5. 2small, Turnip
  6. 2 headBroccoli, trimmed of stems
  7. 1 can(28 oz) whole, peeled, Tomatoes, crushed by hand
  8. 3small, Onion
  9. 3Leeks, trimmed of most of the green
  10. 1 bunchCilantro (one)
  11. 2medium, Potatoes
  12. 1 cancorn, sweet, gold, drained
  13. 1 bunchbasil (two)
  14. 6 ozMushrooms, Shiitake
  15. 6 ozMushrooms, baby Bella
  16. 10 cloveGarlic, peeled, smashed
  17. Base
  18. 6 ozcurry paste (to taste, whatever color you want)
  19. 2 canCoconut milk, preferably full fat (have 2 extra cans on hand)
  20. 4 cupStock, or Broth, vegetable (have 2 extra cups on hand, either bought in a carton, or self-prepared, your call)
  21. 4 tbspButter (or the equivalent Vegan saturated fat substitute)
  22. Cookware
  23. 16 quartStockpot (it might work with a 12qt, but you're cutting it close, if you don't scale down a little)
  24. Spices
  25. 1 bunchBasil (its listed on the veggies too, but trust me, it's an excellent garnish)
  26. 1 bunchcilantro (same as basil, add while cooking, or just garnish)
  27. 2 tspCoriander (as needed really, to taste)
  28. 2 tspground cumin (again, as needed, to taste)
  29. 2 tbspSalt (like all soup, salt adds a lot to this dish, be creative with how you salt it up)
  30. 1 tspwhite pepper
  31. 1 tspcracked, Red Pepper
  32. Starch
  33. 1 packagespreparer's favorite noodle, starch, rice, potato, pasta, or vegetable. Or none at all.
  34. Optional
  35. 5 cupKale, chopped
  36. 5 cupSpinach

Cooking Instructions

2 hours
  1. 1

    Chop all veggies to the desired size. I do my onions, leeks, celery, carrots small. The potatoes, turnips large. The rest medium.

  2. 2

    Brown Onions in the butter or vegan equivalent, in your big stockpot.

  3. 3

    Add coconut milk, garlic, curry paste, potatoes, turnips, all spices (except basil and cilantro) to browning onions. Bring to low boil over medium+ heat. 30 minutes. Stir often, don't burn.

  4. 4

    I use this time to prepare my starch. Egg Noodles are good, soba and / or rice noodles are wonderful too. What do YOU feel like tonight? Rice? Orzo?

  5. 5

    Add carrots, celery, leeks, stock or broth (stock to taste - its here you decide how soupy you want your meal to be). Boil for 15 minutes more. Stir occasionally.

  6. 6

    Add corn, tomatoes, napa cabbage (or optional kale, spinach wait until the next step), any additional salt spices, coconut milk, or broth, and boil for 15 more minutes. Stir occasionally.

  7. 7

    Bring mixture to just below boil. Add spinach, one half bunch of cilantro, if you're using it. Add your mushrooms, broccoli, and basil. Cook until broccoli and mushrooms are soft. Don't stir too much.

  8. 8

    Serve. Enjoy. Use garlic/chile paste, soy sauce, Sriracha, hoisin, for additional flavor. Garnish with cilantro and basil.

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