Best Stone Soup Recipes

STONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. , Stir in the chicken, beans and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through. Serve with croutons and cheese.

OL' FASHIONED STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Get someone to wash & rinse the stone, scrubbing thoroughly, then put it in the bottom of a pot of water to boil while preparing the rest of the soup [OR in a pinch, use a LARGE potato as a sybolic 'stone'].
• If making the soup WITH A GROUP, be sure that each person has brought together one or more of the ingredients.
• In another LARGE pot, melt butter or heat the oil, then saute onion on medium-high for 2-4 minutes. Stir in celery, carrot, potatoes & bell pepper, sauteeing 6-8 minutes.
• Add garlic & saute about 30 seconds, then pour the broth into the LARGE pot.
• Use tongs, ladle or large spoon to fish out the hot 'stone' & put it into the LARGE pot.
• Heat to boiling.
• Add zucchini, squash, corn & pasta, cooking another 8 minutes or until the zucchini is the desired softness.
• Season to taste with salt & pepper.
• Before serving, sprinkle on cheese & croutons, then ladle--minus the stone--into individual bowls.

GRANDMA'S STONE SOUP STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large Dutch with a lid oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the meat generously on all sides with salt and pepper and, working in batches if necessary, add to the pan. Sear the meat until it is well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Use tongs to help rotate the pieces of meat and remove them to a plate as they are seared. Set meat aside.
• Add the onions and peppers to the same Dutch oven and cook until the vegetables start to become tender and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the grated tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, the onions and peppers have softened completely and most of the moisture has evaporated, another 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the garlic, paprika and 2 teaspoons salt and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
• Return the seared meat to the pot along with the root vegetables and sliced salami; stir well. Add the chicken broth and increase the heat to high to bring the stew to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until the meat and vegetables are tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Stir in the cauliflower and red-wine vinegar, and continue cooking until the meat is tender enough to pull apart with a fork and the cauliflower is cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Season with salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve with toasted rustic bread brushed with olive oil and a sprinkle of chopped parsley.

CHILLED TOMATO AND STONE FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Pulse tomatoes in a blender until finely chopped and transfer to a large bowl. Pulse cucumber, peach, jalapeño, garlic, and cherries in blender until finely chopped and add to bowl with tomatoes. Mix in vinegar, 1/4 cup oil, 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 cup cold water; season with pepper. Cover and let sit at room temperature 1 hour, or chill at least 12 hours.
• Season soup with kosher salt, pepper, and more oil and vinegar, if desired. Serve soup drizzled with oil and seasoned with sea salt and pepper.
• DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Put everything into the boiling water and simmer for at least two hours.
• Serve to villagers.

CROCK-POT MEATBALL STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 4-quart crockpot.
• Cover and cook on LO heat 9-11 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in the frozen vegetables which have been thawed. Cover and cook on HI heat 1 hour.
• Serve with Parmesan cheese.

PORTUGUESE STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until soup is thick, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving.)

MEATBALL STONE SOUP IN SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Add frozen meatballs, broth, tomatoes, potato, onion and garlic pepper to crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low setting for 9-11 hours or until vegetables tender.
• Stir in frozen vegetables & garlic (and tortellini if you are using it). Let cook on high setting for additional 45-60 minutes.

SNAP-DRAGON'S "STONE SOUP"

Steps:

• Put the stone in a large sauce pan. Add water to cover it by 3 inches. Boil for 1 minute. Add the beans, celery, parsley, tomatoes, splash of olive oil, garlic and carrot. Cook on a low heat for 30 minutes. Put a ladleful of soup in a blender and whiz for 10 seconds. Pour back into the pot. Add the salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes more. Boil up the tiny pasta in lots of salted water. When it's cooked (not too soft), drain it and add to the soup. If it looks too thick, add a bit of pasta cooking water so it's soupy. Put the basil in blender. Whiz for 10 seconds with 1/4 cup of olive oil and a teaspoon of salt. To serve: Ladle the soup into warm bowls and dribble on some basil oil and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese.

SLOW-COOKER MEATBALL STONE SOUP

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix frozen meatballs, broth, tomatoes, potato, onion and garlic-pepper blend.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 11 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in frozen mixed vegetables. Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour.

STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil, adding salt. Add beef, barley, onion, and garlic. Cook 30 minutes or until fork tender. Cut vegetables into large bite-sizes, and add to pot. Return to boil and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender. Add milk/cream. (optional) Finish with sprigs and pepper. Let stand covered 10 minutes. Serve optionally with bread, a roast, and cider! Cook's note: I usually do not add milk because the soup tastes the same plus it looks milky. Cook's note 2: I like to add barley or Mexican rice because it adds more flavor.

MEATBALL STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Mix frozen meatballs, broth, tomatoes, potato, onion, and garlic powder together in a crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting for 9 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in frozen mixed vegetables. Cover and cook on high heat for 1 hour.
• To serve, pour into bowls, and top with parmesan cheese.

STONE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown burger and onion in a large soup pot. Drain away excess grease.
• Add carrots, rice, water, bouillon and tomato juice.
• when rice is cooked (about 20 min), add peas, corn and green beans.
• Cook to heat through- about 2-3 minutes.
• Grated cheddar cheese can be sprinkled on top when served. I recommend it highly. I would not eat stone soup without it.

STONE SOUP BY DOLLY PARTON

Steps:

• There are many renditions of the lore about Stone Soup but I found the one presented by Dolly Parton to be such a heartwarming version that it's my favorite. When she tells her backstory on the stone soup you can see how it is filled with family, love, and ingenuity. It will warm your heart as much as any bowl of soup. "Mamma used to tell us when we really didn't have that much to eat in our house, she used to tell us to go out in the yard. She said, 'Go get me a rock'," explained Dolly. Her mother would make the children bring their stones into the kitchen and scrub them down. As the family worked together cleaning rocks, mama would ask about their day and, according to Dolly, whichever child needed a little extra kindness or special display of affection that day would get their stone added to the soup along with whatever ingredients they happened to have in their kitchen that day. "We all felt like we were helping to feed our family for the day," said Dolly.
• Combine the stock, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, turnips, carrots, onion, garlic, and ham hock in a large soup pot.
• Add the stone or stones.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the soup is thick and the vegetables are fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Remove the ham hock from the soup, remove the meat from the bone, and chop it into ½ inch pieces.
• Add the meat back to the soup. Season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Serve piping hot with the ones you love.