Mushroom, Tofu, Artichoke Soup
Something I came up with when sitting in a waiting room. My fridge had some mushrooms and tofu. I always have onions at home. In my freezer there were several bags of frozen veggies. A soup sounded good. The quantities really don't matter here except the ratio of water to better then bouillon beef flavor. Tofu Cut the tofu into bite size pieces. I like extra firm tofu, so I can fry it without breaking apart. In a frying pan, melt some margarine. Add the tofu and season with Old Bay seasoning to your liking. Let it get a bit cross on the outside. I like my soup with vermicelli rice noodles.They can be cooked in parallel Soup In a soup pot, melt 2 tsbp of margarine, add 1 chopped onion, cook until the onions get translucent. Add the chopped mushrooms and get them half way cooked. Add 4 cups of water and 4 tsp of better then bouillon beef flavor. I decided the other veggies were frozen artichokes. Add them into the soup pot as well. Cover and bring to a boil, turn down the heat and s