Fresh vegetable soup

Name: Fresh vegetable soup
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 to 3 large cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery; 1 cup orzo; 6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock; 6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock; 4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion, leek, carrot, cabbage, and celery

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

With the exception of the slices of garlic, our vegetable assortment here is pretty much classic (and really quite terrific), but almost any combination you can imagine will work well. In place of orzo. You can use pastina or other “soup” pasta.

Ingredients

6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock
4 to 6 cups chopped vegetables, such as onion

Soup

Method

Put the stock in a large saucepan and turn the heat to medium-high. Add the vegetables, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook at a slow boil, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are beginning to become tender, about 10 minutes. Season to taste.
Add the orzo and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the orzo and vegetables are tender but not m