Ol' Fashioned Stone Soup
"There are so many versions of stone soup AND the story of stone soup, but preparation of it is a group affair, & ingredients can be anything that works for you! This particular recipe comes from familyfun.go.com, & it's a great group activity. Two versions of the story can be found online, one at http://stonesoup.esd.ornl.gov & another one at www.thatsmyhome.com . Reading the story to the group is part of it all! The FIRST INGREDIENT--which I'm unable to list properly--should be "1 LARGE stone, preferrably quartz, because it won't break down during cooking.""
photo by Debbwl
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, trimmed, chopped fine
- 1 large carrot, cut into coins
- 3 medium red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into halves
- 1⁄2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 medium zucchini, diced large
- 1 medium yellow squash, diced large
- 1⁄2 cup corn kernel
- 2 cups cooked pasta (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup crouton
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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Now who would have imaged such a soup from just a stone! A simple yet nutritious meal that is very tasty. I made two very minor changes in that I left out the croutons and added a little fresh rosemary as per the story there was a little in the house. Thanks for the tasty memory of a story I always enjoyed and can now remember often thanks to this tasty soup. -
i remember reading the story when i was a kid ,i love the story , i love the soup its basic and you can use what you have , good tasting soup for being made with just a stone .
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Mike you did it again. I sent this recipe to some teacher friends as well because this is one fo the stories we read during Read Across America. Wonderful and fun to make. I did not use the stone but a large russet tater in it's place. They had some fantastic veggies at the market this week so my zuchinni and squash were perfect. Use wheat linguini pasta broken into approx. 2 in pieces instead of egg noodles. I bet this would be great with spinach noodles as well.
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Really tasty soup, fun for an office holiday party. We made it in a crock pot so some adjustments were required to saute some ingredients before adding to the cooker. We used vegetable broth to have a veggie option, but it would be great with chicken broth. Thanks! -
Just loved this vegetable soup!!! It is nice that it allows for you to add the ingredients of your choice, which I did, by adding in diced tomatoes and green beans, and left out red bell pepper, zucchini and squash. I too used the potato in place of the stone. The combination of vegetables/juices, makes this so flavorful. Thanks for sharing. Made for PRMR.
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Tweaks
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I am a big germie so I couldn't bring myself to add a stone to the soup but we did use a potato. I used green bell pepper instead of red, also omitted the corn and yellow squash. I didn't use the crutons but instead I made "recipe#50973" to go with the meal. With all that said DH said it was a nice dinner. To me it felt like something was missing, so for leftovers the next day I added 1/2 lb cooked ground turkey. This recipe is a great way to get your veggies. I will try it with rice instead of pasta next time.
