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Yeah, mustard + olive-oil + vinegar & salt is really quite tasty actually and it's very fast to make and spread on bread/salad. But I am talking basics that tak

Yeah, mustard + olive-oil + vinegar & salt is really quite tasty actually and it's very fast to make and spread on bread/salad. But I am talking basics that take me under 2 minutes to make. For example pasta: boil, add olive-oil + salt & pepper. Or soup: boil onions, carrots & potatoes + oil. I like these basics.

graycat 3y ago
Soup? At a restaurant supply house, get a good 16 quart pot, heavy stainless steel with a 3-layer bottom and a lid. Get ~1 kg of red potatoes, rinse, dry, cut into bite-sized pieces, place in a large cast iron frying pan, add ~1 cup olive oil. Add some pepper. Toss, place uncovered in 450 F oven for 40 minutes, toss, cook another 20 minutes, drain the oil, place the cooked potatoes in the pot. Make dice from ~1500 kg of yellow globe onions, place in the cast iron pan, add the oil (should be ~1 cup), place over medium heat, occasionally stir. When the onions have given up much of their water as steam and started to brown, drain out the oil and add the cooked onions to the pot. Add ~1 kg celery. Add ~500 g of the white part of some leeks. Add ~30 ounces of carrots (thus, completing the trilogy), peas, green beans, corn, all canned, with their liquid. Add 4 pounds (two packages, each 2 pounds) of Walmart's frozen peas carrots, beans, and corn or 5 pounds of Bird's Eye's version. Add ~500 kg of green cabbage, cut to eating size. Add two cans of crushed tomatoes, about 794 g per can. Add 1 cup parsley 1/2 cup Thyme 1/2 cup Basil 1/2 cup minced garlic 1/2 cup Chicken Base Stir the pot. Might add ~1 or 2 quarts of water. Add cover. Over medium heat, with occasional stirring to make the temperature relatively uniform, bring to ~200 F. Done. Now have ~14 quarts of soup. If need to freeze the soup, use 2 quart plastic containers. The soup freezes well. About 20 ounces make a filling meal and has about ~250 C. For eating 20 ounces, maybe add some salt, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce (say, 20 g of each). Might serve with toast, and dip the toast in the soup.

graycat 3y ago

Soup? At a restaurant supply house, get a good 16 quart pot, heavy stainless steel with a 3-layer bottom and a lid. Get ~1 kg of red potatoes, rinse, dry, cut into bite-sized pieces, place in a large cast iron frying pan, add ~1 cup olive oil. Add some pepper. Toss, place uncovered in 450 F oven for 40 minutes, toss, cook another 20 minutes, drain the oil, place the cooked potatoes in the pot. Make dice from ~1500 kg of yellow globe onions, place in the cast iron pan, add the oil (should be ~1 cup), place over medium heat, occasionally stir. When the onions have given up much of their water as steam and started to brown, drain out the oil and add the cooked onions to the pot. Add ~1 kg celery. Add ~500 g of the white part of some leeks. Add ~30 ounces of carrots (thus, completing the trilogy), peas, green beans, corn, all canned, with their liquid. Add 4 pounds (two packages, each 2 pounds) of Walmart's frozen peas carrots, beans, and corn or 5 pounds of Bird's Eye's version. Add ~500 kg of green cabbage, cut to eating size. Add two cans of crushed tomatoes, about 794 g per can. Add 1 cup parsley 1/2 cup Thyme 1/2 cup Basil 1/2 cup minced garlic 1/2 cup Chicken Base Stir the pot. Might add ~1 or 2 quarts of water. Add cover. Over medium heat, with occasional stirring to make the temperature relatively uniform, bring to ~200 F. Done. Now have ~14 quarts of soup. If need to freeze the soup, use 2 quart plastic containers. The soup freezes well. About 20 ounces make a filling meal and has about ~250 C. For eating 20 ounces, maybe add some salt, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce (say, 20 g of each). Might serve with toast, and dip the toast in the soup.