Gather the family around – it’s soup night! Down with small portions of flavorless, diet broth. Let’s eat hearty, delicious, comfort food and get our bellies filled! For the story on how it was “born”, read the Recipe Notes below. Mother Hubbard Soup can be found on page 97 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook.
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Mother Hubbard Soup (S)
Description
Gather the family around - it's soup night! Down with small portions of flavorless, diet broth. Let's eat hearty, delicious, comfort food and get our bellies filled! For the story on how it was "born", read the Recipe Notes below. Mother Hubbard Soup can be found on page 97 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook.
Ingredients
Original Recipe
Optional Ingredients (For Not Quite-Bare Cupboards)
Instructions
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Hard-boil the eggs, then put them aside to cool and peel. (We usually boil them in the early afternoon, well before making the soup.)
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In a large soup pot, combine the cabbage and green beans, add the coconut milk and 5 cups of the hot water, and sprinkle in the seasonings. Cover and bring to a rapid boil, then turn down to a simmer.
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Meanwhile, put the coconut oil, remaining 2 cups hot water, and the optional Gluccie or Gelatin or okra in a blender and puree. Transfer to the soup pot. If using the soy sauce, parsley, and nutritional yeast, add those now as well.
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Peel and add the eggs, and simmer until heated through. Taste and adjust the flavors to “own it.”
Note
Serene Chats:
"This soup came about years ago when it had been way too long since I’d gone grocery shopping. I felt like Mother Hubbard in that nursery rhyme… I’d run out of meat… no fresh veggies… no cheese… the last can of beans had been used up… yup my fridge and cupboards were basically bare. Then I realized we usually have a half descent looking cabbage rolling around the bottom of the fridge somewhere. Score! I just pulled the outer layer of leaves off and hoped for the best. I still had a dozen eggs left so that meant protein… and yes… one bag of frozen green beans in the freezer. My children had been playing stack the cans a couple days before and sure enough… there was that odd can of coconut milk that had rolled under the couch. Dinner was born!
At first this may look like an odd soup with whole eggs floating about like little boats in it but what started as odd has now become a family favorite. My children ask for this since they think it is fun to get their own two eggs in their bowl. The flavors in this soup are very mild and child friendly. Add more spice to your own bowl if you want but that night I couldn’t chance a dud meal with my children so I made the flavors very five year old friendly."
SERVING IDEAS: This soup is great served with buttered toasted sourdough or sprouted bread for children as a Crossover, and buttered Swiss Bread (page 196) for you for a clean S. Of course, if you don’t have any Swiss Bread, then it is super yummy and satisfying just as is (or you can use toasted Joseph’s pitas).
