{"id":92,"date":"2009-11-23T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2009\/11\/23\/broth-for-a-rainy-day"},"modified":"2009-11-23T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T17:19:00","slug":"broth-for-a-rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2009\/11\/23\/broth-for-a-rainy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Broth for a rainy day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI once made this soup for my grandmother when she was poorly, devoted grandson that I am. A couple of hours later a fax arrived with a handwritten note from Grannie.<\/p>\n

Dear Jammy,<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for the soup. It cheered me up. Just a few criticisms:<\/p>\n

The bits of cabbage and bacon are rather large and difficult to eat, and so as a soup it requires a knife, fork, and spoon to eat it. Perhaps next time you could chop the bits up a little smaller.<\/p>\n

Your grandfather says it was too salty.<\/p>\n

G<\/p>\n

Now there’s gratitude. I’m sure Grannie was right, yet part of this soup’s charm is its very ruggedness – it’s big and brutish and slurpy and utterly warming; ideal for this bout of miserable weather. It is also very much a blank canvas of a soup. You could tinker around with it until the cows come home, adding fennel seed and sausage, pasta and Parmesan – even some mushrooms. It’s a t’riffic fridge slut.<\/a> This is just how I happened to do it today.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to hear my rainy day soup making playlist.<\/p>\n

Bacon and Cabbage Broth<\/span><\/p>\n

Serves 6<\/p>\n

150g smoked lardons, or 8 rashers of streaky smoked bacon sliced
\n2 onions, peeled and sliced
\n1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
\n2 large spuds, cut into large dice
\n150g cherry tomatoes
\na savoy cabbage, sliced
\n1 sprig rosemary
\nparsley stalks
\n2 bay leaves
\n1 1\/2 litres chicken stock
\nOil, salt, pepper<\/p>\n

Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and fry the bacon until crispy. Add the onion, garlic and spuds, along with the herbs. Season with salt and pepper, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n

Add the tomatoes, cabbage, and stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are soft.<\/p>\n

Serve as you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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