Homemade Winter Vegetable Soup Recipe | soup recipes | Aussie recipes | Aussie girl can cook

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Homemade stock enhances flavor without additives.

kale

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Spinach is more tender and widely available.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is cost-effective and neutral in flavor.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes offer more nutrients.

Heat a large frying pan over medium heat.

Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan.

Chop and add the leek to the pan, frying until soft, about 4-5 minutes.

Add 4 crushed cloves of garlic (or 4 heaped teaspoons of jar garlic) to the pan and fry with the leek.

Transfer the leek and garlic mixture to a tall saucepan.

Peel and chop the sweet potato, then add it to the saucepan.

Chop and add the carrots, parsnips, and pumpkin to the saucepan.

Add the 7 cups of stock (4 cups chicken stock and 3 cups vegetable stock) to the saucepan.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer without a lid, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes until the veggies are soft.

Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes to cool slightly before blending.

Blend the soup using a hand blender until smooth.

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