Friday, November 16, 2018

Journey's End Vegetable Soup

Source: Journey's End Restaurant, Mundelein, IL
Yield: About 9 cups

Thank you for 33 great years; we will miss you all.  We hope you enjoy making our soup as much as we did!


  • 1/4 cup bacon drippings or margarine
  1. 1/2 cup peeled and diced carrot
  2. 1/2 cup diced onion
  3. 1/2 cup diced celery
  4. 1/4 tsp. oregano
  5. 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
  6. 1/8 tsp. basil
  7. 1/8 tsp. thyme
  8. 1/8 tsp. rosemary
  9. 1 clove minced garlic
  10. 1 bay leaf
  • 7 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup canned chopped tomatoes
  • 1-2 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 2/3 cup peeled and diced potato
  • 1/3 cup peeled and diced turnip
  • 1/4 cup cooked red kidney beans
  • 1/4 cup cooked navy or lima beans
  • 2 tbsp. soup pasta
  • 1 tbsp. chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp. barley
  • 1 tbsp. split peas*
  • 1 cup chopped spinach
  • 1 cup chopped cabbage
Heat bacon drippings or margarine in heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Add next ten ingredients and cook until vegetables soften, stirring frequently.  Add 1/4 cup flour to form a roux, stirring until smooth.  Add all remaining ingredients; cover and cook for approximately 50 minutes.  
Season with salt and pepper.

*No longer in our version, but in the original

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