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Soup - farmhouse

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Soup - farmhouse

Recipe highlights Serves: 7

  • Good source of folate
  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Dairy free
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • Low salt

Ingredients

  • 1 veal knuckle, sawn into pieces
    2 litres water
    2 bay leaves
    4 parsley, stalks fresh
    ground pepper, freshly
    3/4 cup white beans, (150g)
    3/4 cup brown lentils, (150g)
    3/4 cup brown rice, (150g)
    6 cups diced vegetables, (carrot, onion, parsnip, pumpkin, potato) (750g)
    1 small eggplant, cut into 2cm dice
    150 g broccoli pieces
    150 g cauliflower pieces
    1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped (20g)

Cooking method

    1. In a large saucepan, place veal, water, bay leaves, whole parsley stalks, pepper, beans and lentils.
    2. Heat until liquid begins to boil, cover, turn off heat and leave for 1 hour.
    3. Bring back to the boil and leave to simmer, covered, for 1½ hours.
    4. Remove parsley and bay leaves.
    5. Add rice, eggplant and 6 cups of vegetables. Cook for a further ½ hour.
    6. Remove veal knuckle from soup.
    7. Separate meat from bones and return meat to saucepan.
    8. Add broccoli and cauliflower and simmer for 15 minutes.
    9. Add basil and serve.

Notes: Soup portions may be reheated in the microwave.

Nutritional facts

Average Quantity per ServingAverage Quantity per 100g
Energy972kJ (232Cal)169kJ (40Cal)
Protein19.0g3.3g
Fat, Total1.6gless than 1g
- Saturatedless than 1gless than 1g
- Monunsaturatedless than 1gless than 1g
- Polyunsaturatedless than 1gless than 1g
Cholesterol39.6mg6.9mg
Carbohydrate31.4g5.5g
Carbohydrate-Available31.4g5.5g
- Sugars5.8g1.0g
Water511g89.0g
Dietary Fibre6.8g1.2g
Sodium115mg20mg
Potassium842mg147mg
Magnesium73.7mg (23%RDI)12.8mg
Calcium68.4mg (9%RDI)11.9mg
Phosphorus275mg (27%RDI)47.9mg
Iron2.8mg (24%RDI)less than 1mg
Zinc2.8mg (23%RDI)less than 1mg
Thiamin0.3mg (24%RDI)0.0mg
Riboflavin0.3mg (19%RDI)0.1mg
Niacin4.8mg0.8mg
Niacin Equivalents8.6mg (86%RDI)1.5mg
Vitamin C57.4mg (144%RDI)10.0mg
Folate108ug (54%RDI)18.8ug
Vitamin A532ug (71%RDI)92.6ug
Retinol0.7ug0.1ug
B-Carotene Equivalents3180ug553ug

Contributed by:

Gut Foundation Research Institute
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Source: The Good Gut Cookbook
This recipe was orginally published as:
All in one farmhouse soup

Recipe publication date on: 06/24/2003
Last reviewed on: 04/07/2013


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