VEGETABLE SOUP.... CLASSIC DISH

Freshly made made vegetable soup

OK I've bin inspired to talk about Nigerian recipes and actually I've gotten the idea to talk about the popular food vegetable soup
It's such a nice food to eat in Nigeria and I would love to teach someone how to make it

Ingredients required

2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil

1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 medium)

2 cups peeled and chopped carrots (about 4)

1 1/4 cups chopped celery (about 3)

4 cloves garlic , minced

4 (14.5 oz) cans low-sodium chicken broth or
vegetable broth

2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)

3 cups peeled and 1/2-inch thick diced potatoes (from about 3 medium)

1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp dried thyme

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups chopped frozen or fresh green beans

1 1/4 cups frozen or fresh corn

1 cup frozen or fresh peas

Procedure

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute 4 minutes then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
3. Add in broth tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, bay leaves, thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste (for more flavor add in more dried herbs as desired).
4. Bring to a boil, then add green beans.
5. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 - 30 minutes, then add corn and peas and cook 5 minutes longer.
6. Serve warm or hot
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There are other dishes to teach. Especially the freshly Nigerian made afang,melon,fisherman soup.,ekpankukwo. Etc. More to come .just like and comment and also repost