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Post by billhammond on Feb 22, 2023 12:51:03 GMT -5
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Post by howard lee on Feb 22, 2023 13:13:42 GMT -5
In the colder months, when I was a lad, my grandmother (Baba) would make the most incredibly delicious mushroom-barley soup, thick and laced with pieces of dark meat chicken. In Polish, it's called krupnik. Just verified by my cousin who grew up in Warsaw (Poland).
The soup resembled this one, but with more barley and a bit greener. I haven't had it the way she prepared it since she died in 1980. I sure do miss her and her comfort cuisine.
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Post by billhammond on Feb 22, 2023 13:20:29 GMT -5
That looks and sounds fabulous, Howard. I'm reminded of the time a friend and I went to a just opened Polish restaurant on Milwaukee's South Side. I ordered duck soup, cuz I like the Marx Brothers and I like duck. The waiter/chef/owner proudly brought me this huge bowl of purple ooze, and announced "Here you are, sir, your Duck's Blood Soup." I nearly barfed. I had expected something like chicken broth with duck meat bits in it.
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Post by Village Idiot on Feb 22, 2023 14:32:00 GMT -5
I made a giant pot (dutch oven) of ham and bean soup Monday, I'll be noshing on that through Friday. I have fallen in love with mayocoba beans. If you use dried beans, try them. They have the best creamiest texture and a wonderful flavor. Instead of simmering soup on the stove, I've discovered that putting a lid on the Dutch oven and putting it in the oven at 300 degrees works very well. |
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Post by factorychef on Feb 22, 2023 14:45:46 GMT -5
I make Mushroom Barly soup quite a lot. Matzo Ball soup is other one I make and when I make it for people they just love it. Same with the Mushroom Barley.
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Post by Marty on Feb 22, 2023 15:03:20 GMT -5
When I first moved to Dinkytown there was a Polish Deli that had fabulous roast chicken on Wednesday. Get there early because it would be gone in no time at all. But Thursday was my favorite, Polish sausage and pickle soup. I always went to lunch early on Thursdays. Polish sausage with a hint of pickles and veggies in a wonderful broth. Sounds horrid and tastes like Heaven.
Can't remember if Bill had ever eaten there with me before they were gone.
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Post by billhammond on Feb 22, 2023 15:06:02 GMT -5
When I first moved to Dinkytown there was a Polish Deli that had fabulous roast chicken on Wednesday. Get there early because it would be gone in no time at all. But Thursday was my favorite, Polish sausage and pickle soup. I always went to lunch early on Thursdays. Polish sausage with a hint of pickles and veggies in a wonderful broth. Sounds horrid and tastes like Heaven. Can't remember if Bill had ever eaten there with me before they were gone. Rings no bell. |
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Post by Marshall on Feb 22, 2023 15:32:21 GMT -5
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Post by paleo on Feb 22, 2023 15:34:00 GMT -5
That looks and sounds fabulous, Howard. I'm reminded of the time a friend and I went to a just opened Polish restaurant on Milwaukee's South Side. I ordered duck soup, cuz I like the Marx Brothers and I like duck. The waiter/chef/owner proudly brought me this huge bowl of purple ooze, and announced "Here you are, sir, your Duck's Blood Soup." I nearly barfed. I had expected something like chicken broth with duck meat bits in it. I had duck blood soup at a restaurant in Thailand, several years back. I didn't know it was duck blood soup until I had finished eating it, I thought it was quite good. After eating, and telling me what it was my Thai host asked if I wanted to see how the dried duck blood was made. I said sure, and we walked to the back of the restaurant where they had pans of duck blood drying. When it got to the consistency of soft tofu, they cut it into squares and put it in the soup. Yum! |
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Post by howard lee on Feb 22, 2023 15:34:10 GMT -5
I make Mushroom Barly soup quite a lot. Matzo Ball soup is other one I make and when I make it for people they just love it. Same with the Mushroom Barley.
That's gooood eatin'.
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Post by factorychef on Feb 22, 2023 16:12:23 GMT -5
I grew up in Miami with all my Jewish neighbors grandma's. They always tried feed me even if I wasn't hungry.I miss that.
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Post by howard lee on Feb 22, 2023 16:19:43 GMT -5
I grew up in Miami with all my Jewish neighbors grandma's. They always tried feed me even if I wasn't hungry.I miss that.
So familiar. Mine would keep spooning it onto my plate even when I told her there was enough. "Food is love," she would tell me.
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Post by RickW on Feb 22, 2023 19:45:35 GMT -5
My mother in law was excellent at dumping an extra serving of something on your plate while asking, “would you like a little more?”
My wife is a soup queen. She’s a damned fine cook across the board, but she makes some great soups. Her classic is chicken with pasta, veggies, and in particular spinach. It’s like nectar to our girls, who will it non stop when available.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Feb 22, 2023 20:00:46 GMT -5
Like in Rick’s house, my wife Nita is the soup goddess. I don’t know what she does but her lentil, clam chowder, and taco soups are all to die for.
Mike
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Post by Russell Letson on Feb 22, 2023 20:48:57 GMT -5
I grew up in Miami with all my Jewish neighbors grandma's. They always tried feed me even if I wasn't hungry.I miss that. It's not just a Jewish-mom thing. C's Lithuanian mother and godmother never thought I was eating enough, no matter how much I actually had on my plate. Half of any dinner conversation was, "Valgyk!"--"Eat!" |
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