The first soup of the year was warming and hearty - cream of potatoes&tomatoes. I started some preparations for that in the evening before, because the recipe calls for almond milk. From time to time I buy ready made almond milk (when it is on sale at 1 pound per liter) for children to enjoy as a drink, to add to porridge or muesli. However I'm not very found of it because it contains added cane sugar and other stuff, and it has been made of baked almonds. But for soup I prefer natural and unsweetened. Just like what I used to make for my children every day when they were wee little. I soaked almonds the night before. The next day I drained them and blanched with boiling water. Then drained them again in a strainer. Put blender cup on one side and bowl for skins on other side - now it is quick an easy to take off the skins.
Kad mandeles notīrītas, jāielej ūdens blenderī un jāblendē kādas 3-4 minūtes. Pēc tam jāieliek sietiņā katūna audums (ar marli pārāk daudz biezumu izies cauri, kapronu nevajadzētu, jo tas ir kancerogēns un tā daļiņas var tikt pienā) un jālej piens cauri. Pēc tam kārtīgi jānospiež. Biezumus var izmantot citās receptēs - maizē, cepumos, "kotletēs" utt. Es kādreiz tos izmantoju kā sejas un ķermeņa skrubi.
Šodien izkāsu pienu vienkārši caur diviem sietiņiem - tā daļa no biezumiem tika pienā, bet tā kā tas būs vajadzīgs zupai, tad drusku biezumi ir pieļaujami. Nokāstos biezumus ieliku trauciņā saldētavā. Izmantošu, kad nākamreiz cepšu maizi.
When almonds are cleaned, add some water to the blender and blend for 3-4 minutes. Then put some cotton cloth in the strainer and strain the milk through it. Cheesecloth will let too many small particles through it, and I do not use nylon because it is carcinogen and I don' t want nylon particles in my food. Squeeze the solids and use them in other recipes - bread, pastries, patties etc. Sometimes I use them as a facial or body scrub. This time I put them in a small container in freezer to be used when I bake bread next time.
Since I used the milk four soup I strained it through two sieves because I didn't mind some solids to get into soup.
Nākamais solis - cepamajā traukā saliek šķēlēs sagrieztus kartupeļus un vienu vai divas ķiploku galvas ar notrieztām virspusītēm. Tomātu sezonā arī tomātus. Tagad izmantoju vienkārši tomātu biezeni, ko neliku cepties, bet pieblendēju vēlāk klāt. Pērkot tomātu biezeni, pastu vai gabaliņos sagrieztos tomātus noteikti pievēršu uzmanību sastāvam. Negribu nedz ēst nedz maksāt naudu par dažādām neveselīgām piedevām. Vispirms ieliek 200 grādos cepeškrāsnī uz 20 minūtēm. Pēc tam izņem, aprasina ar eļļu, uzkaisa garšvielas/kaltētus zaļumus un liek atkal uz 20 minūtēm, vai kamēr kartupeļi mīksti.
Pēc tam izņem no cepeškrāsns, saliek kartupeļus, tomātus, mandeļu pienu un no ķiploka daiviņām izspiesto izcepto mīkstumu blenderī un samaļ. Pēc vajadzības pievieno ūdeni, līdz ir vēlamā konsistence. Uzliek uz plīts katliņā, lai uzvārās, pēc vēlēšanās pieliek sāli, garšvielas, zaļumus. Mums zupa apēdās, pirms gatavu paspēju nobildēt.
Next step - put in a baking tray sliced potatoes, one or two garlic heads with cut-off tops and tomatoes (when in season). Today I didn't put tomatoes because I will use sieved tomatoes. When buying sieved or cubed or canned tomatoes or tomato paste I always read ingredients, because I don't want to eat or to pay for unhealthy additives. Put the baking tray in the preheated oven 200 C for 20 minutes. Then take out, drizzle with oil and some herbs. Put in the oven again. After another 20 min or when the potatoes are soft take out. Blend together potatoes, squeezed out of the skins baked garlic, tomatoes and almond milk. You might want to add some water to get the right thickness of the soup. Pour in the kettle or pot and heat to the boiling temperature. Turn off the heat, add salt, spices, herbs. My soup disappeared before I could take any photos
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