Fireman Bobs Celery Soup My Way Recipes

SIMPLE CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a big pot over medium-high heat and add the onion, stirring occasionally, letting the onions get golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and stir 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Add the celery, potatoes, broth, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cayenne. The liquid should just cover the veggies ( if not, add a little more water). Cover, bring to a rolling boil, turn heat down and simmer gently until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Turn heat off, remove bay leaf and add the fresh herbs and just wilt them (don't cook herbs or you lose the vibrant color!)
• Using an immersion blender blend until very silky smooth - OR if using a regular blender, let cool before blending in smaller batches. ( If blending warm soup, fill blender no more than halfway full, cover tightly with a lid and kitchen towel, holding it down firmly, when you start the motor (on the lowest setting, working up gradually) to prevent a blender "explosion").
• Blend well, a full minute, until herbs are fully blended, creating a vibrant colored soup. For extra "green" color, add a handful of raw baby spinach if you like, or more fresh parsley.
• Place it back in the same pot over low heat. Stir in your choice of sour cream, or any of the other options. Gently heat, careful to not over-simmer, or you may lose the lovely vibrant color.
• To make the crispy celery leaves, heat a generous amount of olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Wait until the oil is hot. Fry a "tester" celery leaf for 10-20 seconds on each side. Set on a paper towel. If it is crisp, continue on. Adding a few at a time, not overly crowding. If not crisp, fry them a little longer. You want about 3-5 leaves per serving bowl. In the same oil, you could fry the nigella seeds until you just begin to hear popping. Turn heat off. Arrange the crispy celery leaves in a crescent shape. Spoon a little of the nigella seeds along with a little oil in the same shape. Sprinkle with hemp seeds if you like.

FIREMAN BOB'S DUTCH OVEN PARSNIP SOUP MY WAY.....

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In a large Dutch Oven, Combine the parsnips, carrots, celery, turnips, sweet potatoes, red onion, with the olive oil, cumin, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Place in oven and let cook for 10 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup beef stock, cover Dutch Oven and roast, stirring once or twice, until the veggies are tender and the stock has been absorbed, About 20-45 minutes.
• Combine the butter with the horseradish, parsley, chives, shallots, and season with salt and pepper. Place the horseradish butter-Herb mixture, and heavy cream in the roasted parsnips, carrots, celery, red onion, sweet potatoes, turnips, butternut squash, and stir.
• Pour remaining beef stock in and allow to cook for 6 minutes at a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook till done. A good crusty bread goes great with these.... Please NOTE: The " Doneness " of this soup is to your liking !!!
• Enjoy !!!

FIREMAN BOB'S SEAFOOD CHOWDER MY WAY...

Steps:

• Lay the Haddock in a LARGE Dutch Oven and pour in the milk. Add the liquid smoke and cover and bring to a slow boil. Remove the Dutch Oven from the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins, until the haddock is almost cooked.
• Lift the haddock from the milk, and flake onto a plate. Reserve the milk for later and set aside.
• Heat the oil in the LARGE Dutch Oven and gently saute the pork belly until starting to brown, add bacon. Add the celery, leeks, bay leaves and potatoes, thyme, old bay seasoning, stock, onions, carrots, flour and cook for 6 mins.
• Pour the reserved milk, into the Dutch Oven, Bring to the simmer and cook for 10 mins.
• Add the flaked haddock, shrimp, scallops, clams and cream. Season with pepper and stir in the parsley. Heat through gently.
• Serve with a Crusty Bread. ENJOY!

FIREMAN BOB'S VEGETARIAN MEDLEY MY WAY....

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Large Dutch Oven, add flour and stir till a rue forms, about 5 minutes Add onions, bell pepper, celery, mushrooms, and garlic and cook stirring until vegetables are softened, about 2 minutes
• Add all remaining ingredients, except for the green onions and parsley, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid begins to thicken, then cook an additional 20 minutes. Right at the end, stir in the green onions and parsley.
• Serve with the hot sauce and a Crusty Bread! ENJOY !!!!!

FIREMAN BOB'S KICKED-UP BEEF STOCK MY WAY...

Steps:

• Place all bones on a large sheet pan and place on rack in the oven at 450 for 40 minutes. After bones are browned, remove from oven and place in a LARGE Dutch Oven. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Stir constantly all together for 10 minutes.
• Add peppercorns, parsley, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, paprika, horseradish, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, thyme,and salt. Stir making sure to " coat " the bones with the seasonings, cooking for 4 minutes.
• Add 16 cups of water and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and slow cook for 6 hours. About every hour, skim the " grease and or scum " off the top as it cooks.
• When stock has cooked for 6 hours, skim off excess grease. Strain all ingredients leaving only the Beef Stock. You can use this stock for any of your Beef recipes..... ENJOY!!!!!

FIREMAN BOB'S ULTIMATE SEAFOOD CHOWDER MY WAY...

Steps:

• In a large Stock Pot, heat the oil, add the bacon and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, leek, carrot, celery and potato, and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the butter to the pan, and when melted, add the flour, stirring continually till " cooked ". Add the fish stock and, bring it to the boil, lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until carrots and potato are just tender.
• Add the remaining spices to the Stock Pot.... Add the fish pieces and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Lastly, add the scallops, shrimps, crab, cream, milk, and parsley. Mix well, and heat for 5 minutes, or until scallops and shrimps are cooked and tender. DO NOT allow to boil
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, and garnished with dill and serve with a great Crusty Bread. ENJOY !!!!
• From Wikipedia..... Chowder is a seafood or vegetable stew, often served with milk or cream and mostly eaten with saltine crackers. Chowder is usually thickened with broken up crackers, but some varieties are traditionally thickened with crushed ship biscuit. New England clam chowder is typically made with chopped clams and diced potatoes, in a mixed cream and milk base, often with a small amount of butter. Other common chowders include Manhattan clam chowder, which substitutes tomatoes for the milk and cream and typically omits potatoes; corn chowder, which uses corn instead of clams; a wide variety of fish chowders; and potato chowder, which is often made with cheese.
• The origin of the term chowder is obscure. One possible source is the French word chaudière, the type of cooking/heating stove on which the first chowders were probably cooked. (This, if true, would be similar to the origin of casserole, a generic name for a set of main courses originally prepared in a dish called a casserole.)[1] Another possible (and maybe more probable) source could be the French dish called chaudrée (sometimes spelt chauderée) which is a sort of thick fish soup from the coastal regions of Charente-Maritime and Vendée. The phonetic variant chowda, found in New England, is believed to have originated in Newfoundland in the days when Breton fisherman would throw portions of the day's catch into a large pot, along with other available foods.[1] Fish chowder, corn chowder, and clam chowder continue to enjoy popularity in New England and Atlantic Canada.
• NOTE !!!! 12-15 minutes Cover the pot. Note the time at which the water comes to a boil again. From that point, boil the lobsters for 12-20 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the lobster. 12-15 minutes for 1 lb lobster, 15-20 minutes for a 1 1/2 pound lobster, 20-25 minutes for a 2-3 pound lobster.

FIREMAN BOB'S NOODLES AND SHORT RIBS SOUP MY WAY..

Steps:

• 1. Note: This recipe brings beef and noodles together in a soup and begins by cooking beef short ribs until the meat falls off the bone, then adding homemade egg noodles to the pot to make soup. Have your Butcher cut the short ribs down to about 2 inches long if needed.
• 2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Chop the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic, and set aside. Generously season the beef short ribs with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, brown the beef on all sides over high heat in a small amount of oil. Remove beef from pot and set aside.
• 3. Now add the carrots, celery, onions and garlic and simmer in the beef drippings till almost browned. Add the grape juice and use a wooden spoon to loosen all the " tid bits " from the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves and the browned beef.
• 4. Add the stock, and cider making sure the liquid covers the meat, add more beef stock until the ribs are covered by an inch. Bring to a boil, then cover and transfer to the oven. Allow the beef to cook untouched for 5 hours.
• 5. Remove pot from oven and carefully remove the beef ribs from the liquid. Remove the meat from the bones and gently pull the meat into bite-sized pieces. Also, " DIG " out the bone marrow from inside the bones and add with the meat. Set aside.
• 6. Preparing the Noodles
• 7. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, pepper, and fennel. Add the beaten eggs, milk, and butter. Knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Let rest in a covered bowl for 10 minutes. On a floured surface, roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired length. Allow to air dry 20 minutes before cooking.
• 8. Add the noodles to the liquid and simmer over a medium heat for about 6 to 8 minutes or until the noodles are tender. Turn off heat.
• 9. Add the beef and stir until the meat is heated through. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Top off each bowl with the green onions. Serve hot with a good crusty bread.
• 10. ENJOY !!!

FIREMAN BOB'S HEARTY BEEF STEW MY WAY....

Steps:

• 1. Cut the rib eye into 1/2 inch cubes... Place beef in a large Dutch Oven and add the butter and brown on all sides... Drain excess fat off...
• 2. Add onion to the Dutch Oven along with beef stock, sugar, salt, pepper, allspice, thyme, fennel, season salt, garlic parsnips, red and green bell peppers, and worcestershire sauce. Allow to simmer for 4 hours...
• 3. Add the carrots, potatoes, celery, and peas... Allow to cook for 30 to 40 more minutes or until vegetables are done to your liking...
• 4. When done, take 2 cups of the liquid and add the flour and kitchen bouquet to make the " slurry " to thicken the stew... Stir till desired thickness is reached...
• 5. Serve hot with a good Crusty Bread... ENJOY