Formula
Pottage
- Meal
- Dinner
- Season
- Autumn/Winter
- Dates from
- 10000 BC
- Best for
- Weekdays
Ingredients
A formula: choose one or more ingredients for each part. Quantities are per serving.
Main ingredients
- ¼ tbspacidapple cider vinegar · red wine vinegar · lemon juice
- ¼ of eacharomaticscelery · carrots · fennel · leeks · onions · shallots
- 20gbacon
- 100gcanned tomatoes
- 1garlic
- 15ggrainpearl barley · buckwheat · ditalini · conchigliette · orzo · farfalline · tubetti · steel cut oats · farro · quinoa · rice
- 25ggreenssauerkraut · kale · spinach · swiss chard · white cabbage · savoy cabbage
- 30glegumecarlin peas · brown lentils · cannellini beans · dried broad bean · chickpeas · lentils · puy lentils · yellow split peas
- 400mlliquidwater · stock · beer · cider
- 75gmeatleftover chicken
- 1 tbspoilsunflower oil
- 150gvegetablesbeetroot · carrots · new potatoes · parsnips · radishes · kohlrabi · potatoes · celeriac · swedes · turnips · parsnip · aubergine · bell peppers · tomatoes · courgettes
Flavourings
- 0 tspasafoetida
- ½bay leaf
- 0.2 tspcarraway seeds
- ¼ tbspcoriander seeds
- ¼ tbspcumin
- ¼ tbspherbsbasil · chervil · chives · coriander · dill · dried thyme · fresh coriander · fresh mint · fresh thyme leaves · fried thyme · oregano · parsley · rosemary · sage · savory · tarragon · thyme · cilantro · savoury
- 0.2 tbsppaprika
- ½ tspspiceschili flakes · hot sauce
- 10gtoppingparmesean
- ¼ tbspumamiworchestershire sauce · soy sauce · tamari · fish sauce
Method
Legumes and grain weight is for dried
If using canned legumes then just double the weight.
Soaking legumes or grains overnight can help with cooking speed. If you are not soaking them then add them into the liquid and cook them alone for about 20 min before adding in the vegetables.
Note that farro can take a longtime to cook, so put it in about 30 minutes before everything else. Lentils take about 20 min.
If cooking with bacon, add the bacon in first with some oil. Fry the bacon and extract the fat and then take out the bacon pieces. This can be added back in towrds the end.
If not using canned tomatoes then just add in the equivalent ml of liquid
Don't add potatoes or quick cook pulse in too soon if there are hardier things going in, like dried peas, sturdy grains and cabbage
Different combinations take it in different directions:
Italian: Use tomatoes, cannanelli beans, courgette, pasta, oregano, basil, courgette, parmesan, olive oil
Central Europe: Cabbage or sauerkraut, bacon, paprika and carraway seeds
Ancient Rome: fish sauce, coriander seeds, dried fruit, oregano, asafoetida, cumin, olive oil