Best Rainy Day Soup Recipes

GRANDMA'S RAINY DAY KIMCHI NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot add vegetable oil and garlic and sauté until soft. Add pork and cook until it is slightly browned. Season with salt, pepper and rice wine vinegar and stir for 2 minutes. Add kimchi and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add the water, soy sauce, dashida, and ginger. Stir and simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms and tofu and turn up the heat to medium. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Carefully add the egg noodles, bok choy and just enough water to cover all of the ingredients. Stir gently and scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure the noodles are not sticking. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 3 minutes.
• Putting It All Together.
• Equally divide the soup in four large bowls. Drizzle the sesame seed oil and top with scallions. For that extra kick and flavor, add sriracha sauce (For those who can handle the heat).

RAINY DAY COLLARDS AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat or if using fry bacon till crisp. Set bacon a side.
• In the oil or bacon fat saute the onions, red pepper, carrots, celery and garlic till tender about 8 minutes. Adding more olive oil if needed.
• Add the collards they will fill the pot but cook down a lot.Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil then simmer for 50 minutes.
• Taste to adjust seasonings.
• Crumble the bacon if using.
• Garnish the soup with one or all , a drizzle of vinegar, olive oil, bacon bits and fresh basil.
• Oh! be sure to remove the bay leaf before enjoying.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot combine the parsley, pepper, onion, chicken, bouillon cubes and 10 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 30 minutes. Remove and reserve the chicken from the broth, then strain the broth into a large bowl. Discard the onion mixture. Allow the chicken to cool and cut into cubes.
• Measure the broth and add water so that you have 8 cups of liquid in the large stockpot. Add the carrots and potatoes, bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are done, about 20 minutes. Add the noodles and cook for 10 minutes more. Remove the pot from the heat and add the rice and reserved chicken. Stir the mixture and let it stand for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with cubed cheese.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN RICE-GRAIN SOUP

Steps:

• Put 6 cups of chicken broth in the crock pot with the chicken breasts, the chopped carrots, the grains, and the herbs. Start off the crock pot on high heat.
• In dutch oven on stove, put the remainder of the ingredients together and cook on low heat until cooked through.
• Turn off heat under vegetable mixture and allow vegetable mixture to cool.
• Pour vegetable mixture into a blender and puree until smooth.
• Pour enough of the pureed vegetable mixture into the crock pot to thicken the soup to your liking. Mix well. Adjust seasonings as needed.
• Set crock pot on low heat and cook till dinner. The longer the better.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot combine the parsley, pepper, onion, chicken, bouillon cubes and 10 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 30 minutes. Remove and reserve the chicken from the broth, then strain the broth into a large bowl. Discard the onion mixture. Allow the chicken to cool and cut into cubes.
• Measure the broth and add water so that you have 8 cups of liquid in the large stockpot. Add the carrots and potatoes, bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are done, about 20 minutes. Add the noodles and cook for 10 minutes more. Remove the pot from the heat and add the rice and reserved chicken. Stir the mixture and let it stand for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with cubed cheese.

RAINY DAY SOUP

Steps:

• Brown beef.
• Drain.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer until vegetables are tender.