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I am amazed by people willing to cook soups constantly. Mostly because it’s such a long process compared to just throwing shit in the pan, or even throwing shit in the oven. :|

I also hate cooked meat due to it’s texture, but that’s on me xD

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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Soup is easy.

Take whatever meat is leftover from something, chop it up, toss it in a pot with a little olive oil. Add whatever veggies you got. I like mushrooms, chopped spinach, carrots, celery. Also add spices like garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, parsley, maybe some chili flakes if you want a spicy soup. Brown them a bit, add water and broth (matching the meat), add soy sauce, balance the herbs as it simmers, especially the salt. Near the end, add a little lemon or lime (my favorite) juice to balance the acid.

When it seems ready, add a couple of packets of ramen noodles (no spice packet), and let them simmer. When they are soft, your soup is ready. I like to crush the noodles while they are still the packet, so I don’t have long strings. I like them crushed up, so I can eat the soup with a spoon.

You can serve it like that, but if you want it spicy (my favorite), you can add gochujang paste, which is a delicious Korean fermented red pepper paste. It’s spicy, but not too much, and is very tasty. You can add it to the whole batch of soup, but since others in my family are babies, I just stir a spoonful into my bowl, and it works just fine. It’s good for lots of other stuff, including just a simple tasty, spicy coating for pasta or rice.

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- Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Draw the rest of the owl assninstruction xD
  
  “balance the herbs”, “when it seems ready, add noodles”, not even gonna mention having a lot of spices and all that.
  
  Do not take this as me criticising youe instruction - it may be good! For people that know what are they doing. xD
  
  And also, still a lot longer than just stir-fry or bakin/roastin.
  
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  - BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    What are you talking about about? It is probably the easiest thing in the world to cook. Put a pot on the stove, and start tossing stuff in. It literally takes about 5-10 minutes, only because you have to chop a few things. Then it should simmer for a while, but as soon as it’s boiling, it’s a essentially ready.
    
    “Balance the flavors?” That just means season to taste, your taste. You like it saltier, add more. Like it hot, add Chile flakes or powder. The thing with the lime juice is an amazing little tip that will make a lot of dishes taste better.
    
    People rely on recipes too much.
    
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Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
What kind of meat do you like?

I would say soup can be one of the easiest if you let it be: literally just throwing shit in a pot with some water and let it cook as long as you want. Can’t accidentally burn it very easily (unless you use lentils), don’t have to chop things a certain dose/ shape, generally tastes decent with a bit of seasoning…

I mean I know you can go all out and make fancy soup with many stages and lots of work, but it doesn’t have to be like that… whatever 2/3 types of veg is cheap and available, some beans or lentils, stock cube + season to taste, boom.

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- Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Meat with some texture - not slimy or watery. So this limits me, personally, quite a bit. And if I have to throw meat on the pan and then throw it into a soup…what’s the point of soup, just add veggies to pan and stir fry it xD
  
  I need to add, I don’t like cooking that much so I focus on least time in kitchen possible.
  
  And still, cooking takes a lot longer than frying and I guess similiar time like doing things in the oven? And is still more complicated than both of these, as you can both fry and bake.roast with just salth and pepper and things still taste good.
  
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  - Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I think if you add up your time frying stuff in a pan every meal compared to making a big pot of soup that’s like 8 or 10 portions, you’ll see the ‘break even’ point for time spent cooking happens quite soon. But I guess if the main thing you like to eat is crispy meat and you never really bother with vegetables much, then yeah, soup might not be for you, fair play.
    
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