COOK'S CORNER VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHILI'S FLAVOR.Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor Some time ago, Marie Hart of Northridge requested a recipe for the Southwest Vegetable Soup served at Chili's restaurants that she noted was no longer offered on the menu. She was interested in making it at home. She's in luck, because reader Joni Schaper sent along a Top Secret Recipes version by cookbook author Todd Wilbur. Wilbur notes that you just toss all the ingredients in a pot and simmer about an hour. Garnish with shredded shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. cheese and crushed tortilla chips, and you're in for some delicious eating. SOUTHWESTERN VEGETABLE SOUP SOUP: 6 cups chicken broth Noun 1. chicken broth - a stock made with chicken chicken stock broth, stock - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" (Swanson brand is the best) 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes In the simplest definition, diced tomatoes are just that, tomatoes that have been diced. In the United States retail environment, however, the term refers to a relatively recent arrival in the processed tomato market, generally consisting of canned chunks of plum tomatoes in tomato , with juice 1 cup water 1 cup canned dark red kidney beans, with liquid 1 cup frozen yellow cut corn 1 cup frozen cut green beans green beans Noun, pl long narrow green beans that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles 1/2 cup diced Spanish onion Spanish onion n. A mild-flavored, yellow-skinned onion (Allium fistulosum) having yellowish-white flowers. Noun 1. Spanish onion - large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw 1/2 cup tomato sauce 6 corn tortillas, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder Dash garlic powder GARNISH: 1 cup shredded Cheddar/Jack cheese blend 1 cup crumbled corn tortilla chips To make Soup, combine all soup ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring soup to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until soup has thickened thick·en tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. and tortilla pieces have mostly dissolved. To serve soup, ladle 1 1/2 cups into a bowl. Sprinkle a heaping tablespoon of cheese over top of soup and then top with a heaping tablespoon of crumbled tortilla chips. Makes 6 servings. From www.topsecretrecipes.com. MINT SAUCE: When the call went out for a good mint sauce for rack of lamb Noun 1. rack of lamb - a roast of the rib section of lamb crown roast rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting from Dorothy Tuso of Rancho Vista, a few readers sent along recipes with varying proportions of sugar, vinegar and mint. The version from Kathleen Kirby of Granada Hills was passed down from her grandmother (who was English). MINT SAUCE (Shared by Kathleen Kirby, Granada Hills) 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 cup white vinegar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves Combine first 4 ingredients, mixing until sugar dissolves. Add mint leaves and let stand in warm place until needed. Use a spoon to sprinkle over lamb slices. Makes 6 servings. NOTE: Do not refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. . Make fresh every time. MINT SAUCE (Shared by Pauline Gould, Sherman Oaks) 3 cups mint leaves 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar cider vinegar n. Vinegar made from fermented apple cider. Noun 1. cider vinegar - vinegar made from cider vinegar, acetum - sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a 1/2 cup sugar Rinse mint leaves and pat dry with a towel. Chop finely and pack into small jars. In a saucepan, boil vinegar with sugar until it has dissolved, then pour over mint. Mix well, then screw down the lids. Store in a dark cupboard. To use: dilute with lemon juice and water to taste. From ``The Herb Book,'' by Arabella Boser and Philippa Back. Can you help? If you have recipes that can help these readers, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. I'm searching for a recipe published a decade (or less) ago for a cookie that resembled Christmas presents. The cookies tasted like snickerdoodles, were square with white frosting, green piping and red bows in three different styles. Can anyone find this recipe - I'm desperate. - Lori Sternstein via e-mail I've lost a simple recipe for a honey cake that contained a cup of honey (no sugar), orange juice, dried apricots, etc. that appeared in the paper last year. I'm also looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a recipe for a small Chocolate French Loaf Cake made with cornstarch cornstarch, material made by pulverizing the ground, dried residue of corn grains after preparatory soaking and the removal of the embryo and the outer covering. It is used as laundry starch, in sizing paper, in making adhesives, and in cooking. (no flour). Can anyone help? - Louise Lesclin La Canada Flintridge |
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