{"id":2847,"date":"2021-03-15T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T10:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2024-12-22T01:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T01:10:57","slug":"making-vegetable-soup-big-batch-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/03\/15\/making-vegetable-soup-big-batch-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Vegetable Soup (Big Batch) — Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I started making vegetable soup<\/a> in large quantities several years ago at my church<\/a> to serve after services, and this weekend I made some for myself to have in the freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the vegetable soup<\/a> instead of another recipe from my recipe collection<\/a> that I had planned was a bit of a last minute decision, given that the decision to go to the cottage this past weekend was made at the last minute. As such, being at the cottage, I was cooking in a different kitchen using different equipment from usual while making the soup (see pictures).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My 16 quart pot was placed on the stove:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Large pot on stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A can each of crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The crushed tomatoes were poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crushed tomatoes poured into a pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The can with crushed tomatoes was rinsed with water, which was poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rinsing crushed tomatoes can with water, and poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The diced tomatoes were then poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Diced tomatoes poured into pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A can of kidney beans was taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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19 oz can of kidney beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… poured into the pot …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kidney beans poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the kidney beans can was rinsed with water, which was then poured into the pot as well:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kidney bean can rinsed with water and poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A 32 ounce (900 mL) box of vegetable broth was taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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A roughly 32 ounce (900 mL) box of vegetable broth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and was poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vegetable broth poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

About a kilogram (a bit over two pounds) of mixed frozen vegetables were taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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About 1kg of mixed frozen vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mixed vegetables poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At this point, I started mixing the ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ingredients in pot mixed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A 32 ounce (945mL) bottle of multi-vegetable cocktail was taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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32 oz (945mL) bottle of vegetable cocktail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and poured into the pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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32 oz (945mL) bottle of vegetable cocktail poured into the pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At this point, the burner on the stove was turned on to start heating up the soup:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stove under pot turned on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Throughout the following steps, I kept on mixing the soup in the pot to keep it from burning on the bottom of the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, a couple of onions were taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the onions were cleaned and trimmed …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Onions cleaned and trimmed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the onions were sliced …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sliced onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the onions were chopped …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chopped onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the chopped onions were placed in a mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chopped onions placed in mixing bow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A potato was taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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A potato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the potato was cleaned and trimmed:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potato cleaned and trimmed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The potato was sliced along its length …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potato sliced along its length<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… the potato was then sliced into spears …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potato sliced into spears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the potato was sliced into cubes …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potatoes sliced into cubes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the potato cubes were placed into the mixing bowl with the chopped onions:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Potato cubes placed in mixing bowl with chopped onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two carrots were taken out …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two carrots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… the carrots were cleaned and trimmed …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Carrots cleaned and trimmed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the carrots were quartered to make spears …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Carrots sliced into spears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the carrots were then chopped coarsely …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Carrots chopped coarsely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the chopped carrots were placed in the bowl with the potato cubes and chopped onions:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chopped carrots placed in mixing bowl with potatoes and onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Throughout all the vegetable chopping, I mixed the ingredients already in the pot while it was heating up, in order to avoid burning on the bottom of the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, olive oil was added to the bowl of chopped vegetables …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Olive oil added to the chopped vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… then the chopped vegetables and olive oil were mixed together to fully coat the chopped vegetables:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mixed vegetables and olive oil mixed together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A cast iron skillet was preheated on the stove:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cast iron skillet preheated on the stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the mixed chopped vegetables and olive oil were transferred to the skillet:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Transferring mixed chopped vegetables and olive oil to the cast iron skillet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mixed chopped vegetables and olive oil in the cast iron skillet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Salt was added to the frying chopped vegetables:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Salt added to the frying chopped vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Once the chopped vegetables started to brown in the skillet, they were transferred to the soup pot that was continuing to be heated up: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Fried vegetables transferred to the soup pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The skillet was deglazed with water …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Deglazing hot skillet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the deglazing liquid was added to the soup pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Deglazing liquid added to the soup pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Half a cup of rice was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Half a cup of rice measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and the rice was added to the soup.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rice added to the soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Water was added to the soup pot to bring the liquid level up to the eight quart mark:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Water added to soup pot to bring it to eight quart mark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The soup was continued to be heated:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Soup heating up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

… and brought to a boil:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Boiling soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The heat was reduced and the soup was simmered for over half an hour:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Simmering soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I continued adjusting the salt level in the soup until it was to my taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the soup was simmering, plastic containers (in this case, reused yoghurt containers) were laid out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Plastic containers laid out <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Once the soup had simmered for over half an hour (probably coming on to an hour), the soup was taken off the stove, and transferred to the containers with a ladle (the golden sheen is the olive oil reflecting the camera flash):<\/p>\n\n\n

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Soup transferred to plastic containers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

And the containers were covered, and placed in the freezer:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Containers of soup placed in the freezer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Of course the soup is tasty!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I started making vegetable soup in large quantities several years ago at my church to serve after services, and this weekend I made some for myself to have in the freezer. Making the vegetable soup instead of another recipe from my recipe collection that I had planned was a bit of a last minute decision, … <\/p>\n

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