Carrot
Sausage and Root Vegetable Soup
- Serves 4-6
Author Notes
I whipped this up one night, based on my need to use up the vegetables I leftover from the week, but also because my husband had a cold. The flavors marry better the longer you let it simmer, so allow yourself a few hours... —Anna McCool
What You'll Need
Ingredients
-
3 pounds
Italian Sausage (any flavor- I used spicy sausages, and removed the casings)
-
1
Red Onion, finely chopped
-
2
Celery Ribs, finely chopped
-
4
Garlic Cloves, minced
-
3
Carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
-
1
Potato, peeled and cubed
-
1 handful
Kale (optional)
-
4 cups
Chicken Stock
-
4 cups
Water
-
2 tablespoons
Italian Seasonings
-
6 drops
Tabasco (I like a bite, you can do less if you like)
-
Salt, to taste
-
Ground Black Pepper, to taste
-
1 dash
Tumeric
-
Worcestershire Sauce (to taste)
-
2
Bay Leaves
-
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
-
1 pound
Spiral (or other short shapes) Pasta (optional)
Directions
- Coat the bottom of a large pot with the olive oil, heat on medium. As the oil is heating up, crumble the raw sausage in a bowl, remove the casings if applicable. Once the oil is hot, brown the sausage on medium until cooked through. Once the sausage is cooked, poor sausage and oil into a bowl lined with paper towels, and set aside.
- Add a dash of oil, throw in the onions and celery and sweat until clear, about 5 minutes.
- Throw in the garlic, stirring constantly as to prevent burning. Cook the garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add chicken stock and water. Add bay leaves, all seasonings, potatoes and carrots.
- Bring to boil, reduce to simmer.
- Once soup is simmering, add the sausage back in, throw in the kale (optional), cover with a lid. Let this simmer for at least an hour (if not more).
- While the soup is simmering, you can boil the pasta in a well-salted pot and keep it ready to go on the side.
- I let my soup simmer for about 2 hours. After at least 1 hour, you can remove the bay leaves. Place a handful of cooked pasta at the bottom of a large soup bowl, ladle the soup generously over the pasta. Enjoy!
See what other Food52ers are saying.