Tom's Dump Soup

Tom Kramer - Nutmeg Notebook

4.86 from 7 votes

This steamed vegetable soup has become a staple for a hearty robust lunch for Tom. Feel free to adjust quantities and vegetables to suit your personal taste preferences. Tom eats the entire batch at one sitting but you can decide how many servings this is for you!

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Servings: 1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 Gold potato, medium size, cut into chunks
10 baby carrots, cut into chunks
8 Brussels sprouts, cut in half
1/4 cup dehydrated mixed mushrooms
1/2 yellow onion, cut into chunks
2 celery stalks, 1 inch pieces
4 Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
6 Shiitake mushrooms, cut the bigger ones in half
4-5 bok choy, cleaned, rinsed, break off the leaves to seperate them
1 zucchini small to medium. cut into quarters and then 1 inch pieces
1 brick Lotus Foods Millet & Brown Rice Ramen Noodles
1 tbsp miso paste
No Salt Seasoning like Mrs Dash Original or Kirkland No Salt Seasoning - to taste
4 ounces firm tofu, cubed, optional

Equipment

1 6 QT Electric Pressure Cooker

Method

First take the cleaned bok choy and cut zucchini and place in the bottom of a 2 QT bowl. Set aside.
In a 6 qt liner of an electric pressure cooker with a steamer basket, add the 2 cups water, gold potato, baby carrots, Brussels sprouts, dehydrated mushrooms, onion, celery, baby bellas and shiitake mushrooms. Sprinkle with no salt seasoning, give it a stir to incorporate the seasoning.
Put the lid on and set the timer for 4 minutes high pressure, quick release.
While the vegetables are cooking in the pressure cooker, cook the millet and brown rice ramen noodles according to package instructions (takes 4 mintues)
While the noodles are cooking, microwave the bok choy, zucchini (add optional tofu in this step) for 1 1/2 - 2 mintues on high. If you don't have a microwave you can lightly steam them so they don't turn to mush.
When the noodles are done cooking, drain and place on top of the cooked bok choy and zucchini, cover to keep warm.
When the pressure cooker is done, remover the steamer basket contents and "Dump" the contents on top of the bok choy - zucchini, replace cover to keep warm.
Add miso to the broth that is remaining in the pot and stir with a wire wisk to incorporate. Pour the broth over the vegetables and noodles in the 2 qt bowl.
Feast and enjoy!

Notes

If you don't have an electric pressure cooker you can do this on the stove top using a steamer basket in a pot of boiling water. We don't have exact times for this as Tom has always made it in the electric pressure cooker.

Substitutions:

Gold potatoes - any kind of potato

Bok Choy - cabbage or broccoli

Baby Bella Mushrooms - any type of mushroom

Dried Mushrooms - mushroom powder or a umami powder

Millet & Brown Rice Ramen Noodles - your favorite noodle or use cooked brown rice or zucchini noodles

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