While many of us, even here in the States, have at least a passing familiarity with the classic Greek soups enriched with Avgolemono and flavored with lemon, this Greek Meatball Soup takes things in a different direction.
Greek Meatball Soup
Beef Barley Soup
Beef Barley Soup seems to have never gotten really gotten it’s due as a world-class soup. This recipe starts with a little leftover pot roast and gives real-deal scratch vibes. Deep, rich flavor from a doctored-up broth helps, but it’s a cup or two of leftover pot roast and a touch of gravy or drippings that gives it a lusciousness that you’ll never get from the back of the box recipe.
Beef Barley Soup
Pot Roast Carbonnade – Beer Braised Pot Roast
Pot Roast done perfectly tender, a rich, silky gravy. Is there anything better? Here’s one that’s full of flavor, a play on the Flemish Stew with beer, Beouf Carbonnade. If that sounds too fancy, just call your Pot Roast Carbonnade – Beer Braised Pot Roast. Does a roast with any other name still smell as good? Oh, that’s Rose? Silly me…
Pot Roast Carbonnade
German Beef Rouladen, Mushroom Gravy
My Mom (rest her soul) was a fantastic cook. Sure, she got sidetracked into the weirdness in the ’60s, Porcupine Balls, Tuna Casserole, and even Shake and Bake, but later found her “groove.” These German Beef Rouladen, Mushroom Gravy were a family favorite and a labor of love. Believe me, I know, having made them multiple times. Fair warning, this is one of those heritage recipes you’re going to want to make when you’ve got a bit of time to piddle around in the kitchen, especially the first time. No worries, I’ll lead you through it. If you’re a cooking pro, feel free to jump to the recipe; this is a long post.
German Beef Rouladen, Mushroom Gravy, just out of the oven.
French Onion Soup Cooks Illustrated
I’ve always been nuts about French Onion Soup. From my very first taste! I remember it was at a little underground restaurant in Denver that I was introduced to it. I suppose these days we would call it a Bistro, and I was in my very early 20’s. I’ve had many French Onion Soups over the decades, but none of them, at any restaurant, have been as good as this French Onion Soup Cooks Illustrated Version.
French Onion Soup Cooks Illustrated Version