Mongole Soup Recipes

"MONGOLE SOUP" FROM THE 19TH CENTURY. AMERICANIZED

Steps:

• SOUP 1
• SOUP 2
• If you want homemade croutons, see my recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/savory-bread/buttered-crunchy-croutons.html
• YOU have options. This is what I added to my soup. Parsley, pepper, and sour cream, just the basics
• This turned out so good I ate 2 large bowls.. and no leftovers...That's a first!. Devil made me do it! HINT: Stock up on the canned soups... Winter is a comin! Be prepared. Next time I will double the recipe.
• DID YOU KNOW?--INTERESTING INFORMATION: Worcestershire Sauce is a carefully blended & aged sauce containing over one hundred ingredients many of them from distant parts of the world. The first mention of this piquant sauce comes from writings of ancient Phoenicians. Later the Romans mention it as a fine morning "pick me up". In fact, it was concocted in INDIA,centuries before it was one day manufactured in the city of Worcester, England. So its name is misleading, it is definitely not of English origin! A little trivia information is always fun to know. This was found in the same cookbook as above.

MONGO GUISADO (MUNG BEAN SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring the mung beans and the water to a boil in a pot; cook at a boil until the beans are soft, about 40 minutes. Mash the beans; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil over medium heat until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the pork; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking the mixture another 3 minutes. Gently stir the prawns into the mixture; cook 2 minutes more. Add the tomatoes; cook another 3 minutes. Reduce heat, and pour the chicken broth over the mixture; allow the mixture to simmer in the broth for 5 minutes.
• Add the mashed beans to the soup; mix well. Cook another 5 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent any of the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Add more chicken broth or water if the soup is too thick. Stir the spinach leaves into the soup and cook 2 minutes more before serving hot.

PUREE MONGOLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the tomato pulp in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off and puree until smooth. Place the pureed tomatoes and the reserved juice in a medium nonreactive pan and set aside.
• In a saucepan of lightly salted, boiling water, cook the peas until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Drain. Puree the peas in the food processor and fold into the tomato puree. (If using frozen peas, puree in the food processor without precooking.)
• Add the stock and seasonings to the puree mixture and place the pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the cream and bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Evenly divide the soup into six heated soup plates and top with the chervil sprigs. Serve immediately.

MONGOLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, peas, onion, sugar, salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes.
• Mash the peas and tomatoes or put them through a sieve and return them to the liquid.
• Add the soda, then make a white sauce of the flour, melted butter and milk and add this to the soup.
• Reheat and serve hot.

SPLIT-PEA AND TOMATO SOUP (POTAGE MONGOL)

Steps:

• Soak the peas or not according to package recommendations.
• Put the bones in a kettle and cook over moderate heat until bones start to brown. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Drain the beans and add them to the kettle.Add the water, bay leaf, thyme, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil and let simmer one hour.
• Meanwhile, cut the carrots into one-and-one-half-inch lengths.Cut the pieces lengthwise into very thin slices. Stack the slices and cut the slices into very thin julienne strips. Drop the strips into boiling water. Let boil two minutes. Drain thoroughly.
• When the soup is cooked, pour it into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend until smooth. Return it to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the cream, Tabasco sauce to taste and the carrots. Serve piping hot.