What is a good alternative to a ham bone for a vegetarian soup?!
Answers: I want to make German Leek and Potato soup. One of the ingredients is a ham bone. Is there anything else that might give it a nice flavor?
I am a former chef and now a vegetarian, and I have found a product or spice that mimics the smokey flavour of meats like bacon, ham or sausages in veggie mains and soups, it is "Smoked Paprika" either a Spanish or Hungarian "sweet" paprika, they have smoked the paprika peppers over wood fires during the drying process so they get that heavenly smoky aroma, then they grind them and seive out the seeds and package it, you need a small amount, as it is powerful.
I use it is bean and cabbage stews, it my soya flavoured sausage mixture, chils, qourm goulash, in sauces for veggies sides and in a Euro/Jewish dish called "Choulent", it normally a mix of barley, beans, assorted meats, kishka and braised in a slow oven untill all the liquid is absorb, but I find you can use everything but the meats and a load of caramelized onions and imitated the same dish and most people are shocked there is not meat in it it tastes so good, and it lasts and it better everytime you re-heat a bit, the last is the best and the most heart breaking, as you have to make more.
Interesting answer. We use nutritional yeast and a bit of sea salt for our Portuguese leek and potato soup. Report It
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