Mitternachtsuppe (Midnight Soup)
A hearty soup, good for rainy days, after parties and fending off radiation sickness.
Servings: 8 hungry Germans
Calories: 425kcal
Equipment
- 1 Large heavy pot Preferably enameled cast iron
- 1 Wooden spoon
Mise en place
- 1/2 lb bacon sliced into 1/2" pieces
- 2 onions diced
- 1 lb kabanossi, or kielbasa or frankfurters, sliced Kabanossi is a type of salami, but we typically use another mildly spicy sausage, like kielbasa or frankfurters
- 2 cloves garlic smashed and minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- salt and pepper about a teaspoon of each
- 2 tsp hot smoked paprika
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 dashes Tobasco sauce
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper 1/2" dice
- 1 can cannelloni or other white beans drained
- 1 can kidney beans drained
- 3 cups beef broth or bullion heated
- 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes canned is ok
- 1/2 cup mascarpone or sour cream
Method
- In a large cast iron pot over medium-high heat, fry the bacon until just crispy. Carefully drain some of the fat if you like. Return the pot with the bacon to the stove
- Add onions and sweat 4-5 minutes
- Add the sausage and fry a minute or two
- Add the garlic and fry a minute more
- Add the beef and season with salt and pepper, spices, Tabasco and Worcestershire. Stir well to break up the meat and combine everything. Cook until the meat is just browned
- Add the peppers, beans, tomatoes, and hot stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer for at least one hour. Adjust seasonings when ready to serve
- To serve, put some soup in a bowl with a small dollop of mascarpone or sour cream, and serve with a hunk of crusty bread on the side
Notes
ORIGINAL RECIPE : http://chris_fra.tripod.com/recipes/emitter.html
Apart from making scientific studies, every chemist or physicist in our Institut likes good drinking (Did you know that alcohol is good for preventing radiation sickness?) and eating. Because some of us are hobby cooks we have collected our recipes. These recipes are not expensive and don't make too much work.
Serves 4:
1 - 2 Kabanossi (a kind of salami sausage, 1/2 - 1 lb)
100 g bacon (1/4 lb)
2 onions
400 g minced meat (1 lb)
1 can white beans
1 small can kidney beans
750 ml bouillon (3 cups)
1 can tomatoes
chili (bell pepper)
pepper
red pepper
garlic
200 ml yoghurt (1/2 C)
preparation: Chop onions and bacon and roast it. Add the minced
meat, beans, tomatoes and bouillon. Season with salt, pepper,
red pepper, chili and garlic. Cook for one hour. Add the
sliced kabanossi. Before serving stir yoghurt under the soup. recipe by Klaus Eberhardt
meat, beans, tomatoes and bouillon. Season with salt, pepper,
red pepper, chili and garlic. Cook for one hour. Add the
sliced kabanossi. Before serving stir yoghurt under the soup. recipe by Klaus Eberhardt