Recipes
Pulse Recipes
Suggestions: When cooking with pulses, remember to add acidic ingredients and salt towards the end of the cooking time. The skin on the beans, lentils, etc. is toughened by the acid in tomatoes and the cooking time is lengthened substantially. This is especially important when using a crock-pot.
A crock-pot can be used for most of these mixes. The long slow cooking time is great for beans. The aroma of the soup is wonderful to come home to. Suggestions for cooking length of time is on the packages, but you should also refer to your own guidebook for suggested times.
Beans have to be soaked unless they have been pre-soaked, as in some of our mixes. Beans can be pre-soaked in quantity, then frozen until you wish to use them in a recipe. The end cooked product can also be frozen or kept in refrigerator for 3 days.
When using Glenlochar mixes, use recipes as a guideline and feel free to add more vegetables of your choice. Most can be made meatless. However, even a small amount of meat will add heartiness and flavour.
Additional Recipe Suggestions for soup mixes:
Dill Pea Soup Mix:
Vegetarian Variation Recipe:
Wash pea and lentils thoroughly, picking out any foreign materials, or shriveled peas/lentils. Put peas, lentils, 4 cups of water, spice and vege pack into a pot or slow cooker. Boil then set on simmer for approximately one hour. Make sure you taste the peas, to test if they are done. Add one can 19 oz. (540 ml) can of tomatoes once the peas are soft. When cooked add 1 tsp. (5 ml) of margarine.
Borscht Variation Recipe:
Wash pea and lentils thoroughly, picking out any foreign materials, or shriveled peas/lentils. Put peas, lentils, 4 cups of water, spice and vege pack into a pot or slow cooker. Boil then set on simmer for approximately one hour. Make sure you taste the peas, to test if they are done. Add one can 19 oz. (540 ml) can of tomatoes once the peas are soft along with one can 19 oz. (540ml) diced beets. You can also use fresh beets with 1 – 2 cups (250 – 500ml) of extra water. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.
Texas Tortilla Soup Mix:
Burrito Variation Recipe:
Empty all the ingredients of package in 4 cups of water, bring to a boil and simmer for approximately 50 minutes. Test beans to make sure they are soft. Once done, drain off any excess water. In the meantime brown anywhere from a 1/2 lb – 1lb. of ground beef, add to beans when done. Add 1/2 cup of salsa to beans and hamburger. Mix. Salt to taste. Fill Burritos. This recipe can be made without meat. Freeze any leftovers.
Stonehouse Soup Mix:
Soup Variations:
Omit the tomatoes or juice and use stock or water in their place.
Try it meatless – add hot sauce and extra veggies instead.
Beef & Barley Soup Mix:
Soup Variations:
Instead of using ground beef, try using roast beef or turkey in its place.
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