Journey's End Vegetable Soup

Submitted by -d1473

"There was a restaurant in Mundelein IL that had the greatest vegetable soup in the world. Sadly it closed down recently leaving no place to get this soup. Fortunately they gave their customers a copy of the recipe before they closed. This is the recipe..."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 25
• Yields: 9 cups
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup bacon fat
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced
• 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
• 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1⁄8 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄8 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 7 cups beef stock
• 1 cup tomatoes, diced canned
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2⁄3 cup potato, peeled and diced
• 1⁄3 cup turnip, peeled and diced
• 1⁄4 cup red kidney beans, cooked
• 1⁄4 cup navy beans, cooked
• 2 tablespoons pasta
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon barley
• 1 tablespoon split peas
• 1 cup spinach, chopped
• 1 cup cabbage, chopped

directions

1. Heat bacon fat in heavy saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add next ten ingredients and cook until vegetables soften, stirring frequently.
3. Add flour to form a roux, stirring until smooth.
4. Add all remaining ingredients; cover and cook for about 50 minutes.
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. For the pasta, I have seen them use ABC's and 123's, but any pasta should do. For the beef stock, I use a high quality beef base and water. I of course work for a company that makes high quality beef bases.

Reviews

[Bill R.]

I used to eat at Journey's End with my family once each week. It got to the point that my kids just called it the soup restaurant. We miss it so much. This soup tastes just like theirs did. I was hopeful when I saw the recipe, and it did not disappoint. It is also soooo healthy! Make it!

 

[Ben F.]

Journey's End was my favorite place in the 80's for soup. Thanks for the recipe. Still haven't found another place like this! Oh, i forgot to mention you get it before you even ordered or got water.

 

[Micah C.]

I miss Journey's End. We went there almost every Sunday evening on our way back from church in Chicago. Soup and pizza were the best! And the flaming saganaki

 

[Matt T.]

Excellent. Not just true to the original, but one of the greatest vegetable soups ever made. Bravo.