Mushroom Soup

Requirements for a 5 litres pot:
- 1 Big Onion
- 9 Average Potatoes
- 250-300g of mushrooms*
*Mostly we are using Portabello or dried white mushrooms, and you can put a bit more if you want :)
If the mushrooms are dried, then I place them in a seperate pot, cover them with a small amount of water, and when the water starts boiling - I wash them out (since mostly they are full of sand and dirt), then I cut them and add to the soap.

- 5 Average pickled cucumbers.
- 1 cup of cucumbers' brine
- About 100-150g of vermicelli or spagetti (Which you can break into 2-3 pieces)
- 5 Cloves of garlic
- 1 Teaspoon of Hawaij
- 1 Teaspoon of Oregano (Optional)
- 4-5 Bay leaves
- Small bundle of dill
- 2-3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

Preparation:

Heat the pot and pour the olive oil in, then saute the onion (Slice the onion into dices)

then add half of the mushrooms to saute with the onion (Half of the mushrooms I saute, and the other half I add with the potatoes).

Add 1 Teaspoon of Hawaij and Oregano (Optional) into the pot, saute it all together for about 30 seconds, then pour about 2 litres of water in the pot.

Then add the potatoes (Slice them into small cubes), and when the potatoes are ready, add the pickled cucumbers (which also should be sliced into small cubes), and 1 cup of cucumbers' brine.

When it will boil for 5 minutes, add the vermicelli (or spagetti), thinly sliced dill and garlic.

Once it's boiling - mix it, add the Bay leaves, turn the fire off and let it stay for 15 minutes.

As always, Bon appetite :)

Sweet Potato Soup

Made Fast and Easy!
A lot of positive feedback (Including from myself), even from those who don't really like Sweet Potatoes :)

We are making the soup in a 5 litres pot.

Ingredients:

- 2 Litres of water

- Olive oil (For sauteing)

- 1 Big Sweet Potato (About 800g, peel it and cut it into large pieces)

- 8-9 Average potatoes (About the size of the Sweet Potato, peel and cut them into large pieces)

- 5-6 Jerusalem artichoke lubes (Half of the Sweet Potato, wash clean and cut them into large pieces.)

- 3 Average Carrots (peel and cut them into large pieces)

- 1 Big Onion (Slice and dice)

- 5 Garlic Cloves (Slice and dice)

- 1 Tablespoon of salt

- A couple branches of Basil, Oregano and Thymus

- 1 Teaspoon of Hawaij

- 1 Teaspoon of Sweet Paprika

Preparation:

- Heat up the pot

- Oil the pot and add the onion dices,
after about a minute add the large pieces of carrots
After a couple minutes, add the spices, fry it together for about 5 seconds then add the water.
Right after that add the Sweet potato, Potatoes and Jarusalem Artichokes (that were previously cut into large pieces.)

- Once it starts boiling, add salt and set the heat on average

- After 20-30 minutes, check the softness of the vegetables, if they are soft, add the garlic and herbs.

- Turn up the heat, once it's boiling, turn the heat off and let it brew for 5-10 minutes.

- After that, blend it all together and wait for 15 more minutes, and you're done :)


Enjoy :)