Amish kitchens are home to many flavorful soup, like this Amish Winter's Day Soup from Edna Glick in Pennsylvania. Glick is a common Amish last name in that state. Potato soup is a favorite year-round, but they tend towards heartier chowders during winter. The soups are more plentiful during winter, hot and hearty and meaty. Whereas in summer they tend to be more veggie heavy. Although I will say that the Amish homemaker's tendency to do a lot of home-canning and freezing means that the bounty of summer's garden can be enjoyed year round.
This particular soup is a favorite from the Amish365 archives and with most of the United States enduring teeth-chattering cold right now, what better time is there to enjoy this "Winter's Day Soup." This soup features homemade chicken broth as its meat base while incorporating plenty of veggies. You can cut corners and use homemade broth, frozen veggies, etc.
Karen P in North Carolina (where she reported it was 11 degrees high in the western mountains) tested this recipe for us and reports: "This soup is easy to make, made easier by buying pre-packaged fresh broccoli and cauliflower florets and a carton of chicken broth instead of homemade broth. The aroma that fills the kitchen while the soup simmers is tantalizing. The soup is very good and filling." Karen did add a non-Amish twist and added a tablespoon of dry Marsala wine, saying that the wine gave the soup some extra "zing", which is never a bad thing in my book! Karen calls it an "excellent 4-star soup!"
🥣 Amish Winter's Day Soup Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 medium yellow onions (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 5 cups homemade chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 medium head cauliflower (chopped)
- 1 medium bunch broccoli (chopped)
- 3 medium potatoes (diced)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups grated extra sharp cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
📋 Soup Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil and add the onions and cook for five minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
- Add the chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce and vegetables and simmer gently for approximately 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Stir flour with a little soup broth and add mixture along with the cream to the broth, stirring through.
- Add cheese a little at a time, stirring until completely melted. Enjoy with thick sliced bread
🥣More Amish Winter Soups
Nothing more satisfying that a thicky, hearty, and hot soup bubbling on a wood-stove. This is a common happening in Amish kitchens this time of year. Thick chowders, soups laden with root vegetables, and chunks of meat, these are winter favorites! Check out these:
Delicious!
Thick and potato-y, perfect for winter!
A sandwich in a soup!
Wishful thinking that the end of winter is near!
Amish Winter's Day Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium yellow onions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 5 cups homemade chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 head cauliflower chopped
- 1 bunch broccoli chopped
- 3 potatoes medium diced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups extra sharp Cheddar grated
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil and addthe onions and cook for five minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
- Add the chicken stock,
- Add Worcestershire sauce and vegetables and simmer gentlyfor approximately 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Stir flour with a little soup broth and add mixture along with the cream to the broth, stirringt hrough
- Add cheese a little at a time, stirring until completely melted. Enjoy with thick sliced bread
D. Smith
Is there really supposed to be 4 cups of cheese in this recipe????
Kevin Williams
Sorry, I corrected the recipe, that was a typo!
D. Smith
Also, my family adds their pocket change to a 1/2 gallon jar at the end of each workday and at the end of the year it's amazing the amount that's in that jar. Sadly, we are now applying that money to our yearly tax bill, which has doubled from the previous 2 years.
Kevin Williams
I think this is a great idea, I am sure all the coins do add up!
Gail Plaskiewicz
I'm not a fan of Cauliflower or Broccoli. Could I substitute 2 other veggies? I want to try this one!
Kevin Williams
sure you can....how about carrots and corn? I think that would go well
Gail Plaskiewicz
I love carrots and corn! I am definitely going to make this one! Thank you! This is the perfect weather for this!
Kevin Williams
Enjoy!
Gail Plaskiewicz
I made this tonight for supper and since there is now only 1 of me since my mom passed, I will have to freeze some. It was delicious but I thought it needed 1 more thing. Since we had some leftover ham in the freezer, I added some diced ham. That was it! I will make this again for sure!
Kevin Williams
Glad you liked it, Gail, the ham sounds like a super addition!
Jeanne Carey
I grew up in Minnesota, so chili and soups were the norm for winter days just as oatmeal & grouts were the morning staples to feed your body. Love these recipes as we can all learn to eat more simply & enjoy the meals with our family. Thank you.
Kevin Williams
brrrr...well, Minnesota used to be brrrrr. sounds like you had some cozy foods, though, to hit back at the frigid winters!