AK_Mom4 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 In my on-going effort to not be nominated for that TV show "Worst Cooks in America", my self-educating cooking course has reached soups. First up for the Simple Soups is Radish Soup and it gives this recipe from Cooks.com. What do you think it will taste like? Would it be family friendly or more bitter? DH thinks this will taste like chicken broth because radishes don't have much flavor... I'm not so sure. And I would rather not have another flop to serve (don't ask about the aparagus, please). 12 radishes 4 sm. onions 2 cans chicken broth 1 can water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 2 c. half and half milk 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper Cook radishes and onions in chicken broth and 1 can water with bay leaf until radishes are soft. Remove the bay leaf. Put radishes and onions in blender and puree. Return to broth. In separate pan melt butter, add flour and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add milk, stirring until smooth. Add radish mixture, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Serve hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Radish is bland and a little bitter. Small onions can be sweet. It would taste most like chicken broth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I think it would be gross......but I really hate radishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Does your family care for runny soups? Mine want only "crowded soups" with a lot of "stuff" in them. Nor do we care for creamed soups, especially combining meat or poultry with milk. (I saw half-and-half in your recipe.) Reacting to the recipe as both a cook and a diner, I'm completely turned off by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 This is how I'd improve it: add some diced carrots, celery, a grated potato, the radishes, onions, and some dried herb (thyme or marjoram, etc.) cook in the broth until softened, puree the mixture, do the flour/half and half thing, add that with salt and pepper to taste then garnish with corn kernals (canned or frozen), crumbled crispy bacon, and fresh chopped parsley Well, they happily eat Campbell's Tomato soup, which is both runny and creamy and also doesn't have anything floating in it. On the other hand, WendyK, I bet they would happily eat your improvements if I left out the soup! :drool5: I think I will skip Simple Soups (which all look gross to me - cream + broth?) and move on to Average Soups - which includes Creamy Roasted Tomato soup and Basic Vegetable Soup. I think those might be better received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well, they happily eat Campbell's Tomato soup, which is both runny and creamy and also doesn't have anything floating in it. On the other hand, WendyK, I bet they would happily eat your improvements if I left out the soup! :drool5: I think I will skip Simple Soups (which all look gross to me - cream + broth?) and move on to Average Soups - which includes Creamy Roasted Tomato soup and Basic Vegetable Soup. I think those might be better received. What book are you using? Interested to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 12 radishes 4 sm. onions 2 cans chicken broth 1 can water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 2 c. half and half milk 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper Cook radishes and onions in chicken broth and 1 can water with bay leaf until radishes are soft. Remove the bay leaf. Put radishes and onions in blender and puree. Return to broth. In separate pan melt butter, add flour and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add milk, stirring until smooth. Add radish mixture, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Serve hot. This is how I'd improve it: add some diced carrots, celery, a grated potato, the radishes, onions, and some dried herb (thyme or marjoram, etc.) cook in the broth until softened, puree the mixture, do the flour/half and half thing, add that with salt and pepper to taste then garnish with corn kernals (canned or frozen), crumbled crispy bacon, and fresh chopped parsley I'd do everything except corn kernals. I love soup. I love corn. Corn is one thing I cannot eat in soup. It gives it a vomit-like texture (IMO) which in turn makes me want to vomit. I can't have corn in chili either for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 12 radishes 4 sm. onions 2 cans chicken broth 1 can water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 2 c. half and half milk 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper Cook radishes and onions in chicken broth and 1 can water with bay leaf until radishes are soft. Remove the bay leaf. Put radishes and onions in blender and puree. Return to broth. In separate pan melt butter, add flour and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add milk, stirring until smooth. Add radish mixture, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Serve hot. This is how I'd improve it: add some diced carrots, celery, a grated potato, the radishes, onions, and some dried herb (thyme or marjoram, etc.) cook in the broth until softened, puree the mixture, do the flour/half and half thing, add that with salt and pepper to taste then garnish with corn kernals (canned or frozen), crumbled crispy bacon, and fresh chopped parsley I would do major reconstructive surgery. Ditch the butter, flour, and half-and-half. (I'm not into roux. Or dairy soups.) Use olive oil. Use a better chicken stock. (Canned does not taste good.) Follow WendyK's list of vegetables, but do not puree anything. One of her garnishes, but not more than one of her choices. Then I would serve something else for dinner! :001_smile: Still interested in what book is being discussed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 If the radish soup a fellow homeschool mom cooked for a work event is anything to go by: awful. It was bitter and almost medicinal, and despite our hunger and best intentions it ended up in the chicken coop. The chickens lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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