Comfort Food Soup
Warm up your soul with this delightful comfort soup, ideal for those brisk, chilly evenings! Packed with hearty potatoes, vibrant carrots, and a splash of savory herbs, this dish is not just a meal—it's a cozy hug in a bowl. Whip it up in no time for a satisfying taste of home!
Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
2
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 2🥬Fresh Produce(6)
- 1 carrot
- Celery
- 1 cherry tomato
- Onion and clove
- 1 medium potato
- Half a zucchini
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1 egg
- Parmesan
📦Other(1)
- 10 tablespoons of pastina (150 ml)
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
295
Protein
13g
Carbs
50g
Fat
6g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
In a saucepan, add water, carrot, celery, zucchini, onion with clove, cherry tomato, and potato. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- 2
Season with salt, blend, add pastina and cook. Once ready, turn off the heat, add the egg and mix. Plate and finally add Parmesan.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cut your potato into 8-12mm cubes and carrot/celery into similar sizes to ensure even cooking in 15 minutes; larger pieces will remain hard while smaller pieces turn to mush, creating uneven texture.technique8-12mm cube size
- ✓Add the egg at exactly 165°F (74°C) broth temperature by removing soup from heat for 30 seconds before stirring in the beaten egg; hotter broth causes immediate coagulation into rubbery flakes instead of silky ribbons.timing165°F (74°C)|30 seconds cooling
- ✓Blend only 60-70% of the cooked vegetables and return to broth; over-blending to smoothness eliminates texture contrast and causes the starch from potato to thicken excessively, reducing soup's pourable consistency by up to 35%.technique60-70% blended
- ✓Cook pastina separately for 6-7 minutes in salted water, then drain and add to soup just before serving rather than cooking directly in broth; this prevents starch leaching that makes soup gluey and prevents pastina from absorbing excess sodium.timing6-7 minutes separate cooking
- ✓Spike the onion and clove together by piercing the whole onion with the clove point-first so it stays embedded and infuses evenly during cooking; this prevents clove particles from floating loose and creating bitter astringency in random spoonfuls.techniquePoint-first insertion
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Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
2
people
Level
beginner
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Comfort Food Soup
Warm up your soul with this delightful comfort soup, ideal for those brisk, chilly evenings! Packed with hearty potatoes, vibrant carrots, and a splash of savory herbs, this dish is not just a meal—it's a cozy hug in a bowl. Whip it up in no time for a satisfying taste of home!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 2🥬Fresh Produce(6)
- 1 carrot
- Celery
- 1 cherry tomato
- Onion and clove
- 1 medium potato
- Half a zucchini
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1 egg
- Parmesan
📦Other(1)
- 10 tablespoons of pastina (150 ml)
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
295
Protein
13g
Carbs
50g
Fat
6g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
In a saucepan, add water, carrot, celery, zucchini, onion with clove, cherry tomato, and potato. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- 2
Season with salt, blend, add pastina and cook. Once ready, turn off the heat, add the egg and mix. Plate and finally add Parmesan.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cut your potato into 8-12mm cubes and carrot/celery into similar sizes to ensure even cooking in 15 minutes; larger pieces will remain hard while smaller pieces turn to mush, creating uneven texture.technique8-12mm cube size
- ✓Add the egg at exactly 165°F (74°C) broth temperature by removing soup from heat for 30 seconds before stirring in the beaten egg; hotter broth causes immediate coagulation into rubbery flakes instead of silky ribbons.timing165°F (74°C)|30 seconds cooling
- ✓Blend only 60-70% of the cooked vegetables and return to broth; over-blending to smoothness eliminates texture contrast and causes the starch from potato to thicken excessively, reducing soup's pourable consistency by up to 35%.technique60-70% blended
- ✓Cook pastina separately for 6-7 minutes in salted water, then drain and add to soup just before serving rather than cooking directly in broth; this prevents starch leaching that makes soup gluey and prevents pastina from absorbing excess sodium.timing6-7 minutes separate cooking
- ✓Spike the onion and clove together by piercing the whole onion with the clove point-first so it stays embedded and infuses evenly during cooking; this prevents clove particles from floating loose and creating bitter astringency in random spoonfuls.techniquePoint-first insertion