如何迅速准备一周的汤

如何迅速准备一周的汤

Meticulous meal planning and strategic Sunday prepping for the week ahead have, so far, been merely aspirational, though noble, pursuits to me. I yearn to be the home cook who goes to the grocery store once a week, with plenty of reusable bags and a shopping list so streamlined it would make Martha Stewart nod in approval. So far, I am not that person.

到目前为止，对我来说，精心的膳食计划和有策略的周日准备工作只是一种理想的追求，尽管这种追求很高尚。我渴望成为一个每周去一次杂货店的家庭厨师，带着大量的可重复使用的购物袋和一份精简到足以让玛莎·斯图尔特点头赞同的购物清单。到目前为止，我还不是那个人。

When it comes to meal planning, making multiple soups is about as easy as it gets. (Photo: Ozgur Coskun/Shutterstock)

But I love to cook easy meals from scratch, especially when the weather is cold, and especially meals that will last me through the week or can be easily frozen for emergency hunger situations. That's what makes this proposed one-hour prep session for five days of soup seem especially appealing. I'm usually intimidated by the planning and procedures that is required of good meal planning, but there's something about the forgiving nature of soup (no need to worry about beautifully diced vegetables or overcooking an expensive piece of meat!) that makes this hour in the kitchen seem entirely doable.

但我喜欢从零开始做简单的饭菜，尤其是在天气寒冷的时候，尤其是那些能让我撑过一周的饭菜，或者在紧急饥饿的情况下很容易冷冻的饭菜。这就是为什么这个提议的为五天的汤做一个小时的准备显得特别有吸引力。我通常被良好的饮食计划所要求的计划和程序所吓倒，但是汤的宽容本性(不需要担心切得很漂亮的蔬菜丁或煮得太贵的一块肉!)让我觉得在厨房里呆上一小时是完全可行的。

Your first step is to pick out five recipes that share some, but not all, ingredients. Most soups have a base of onion, garlic, chicken or vegetable stock, a grain, a few vegetables ... you get the drill. Though I haven't found a grocery list app I love, there's several apps out there that will let you plug in multiple recipes to create an (albeit redundant) shopping list. Once that's organized, get thee to a grocery store!

你的第一步是挑选出五种食谱，它们有一些相同的配料，但不是全部。大多数汤的基础是洋葱、大蒜、鸡肉或蔬菜高汤、一粒谷物、一些蔬菜……你有了原料。虽然我还没有找到一个我喜欢的购物清单应用程序，但有几个应用程序可以让你插入多个食谱来创建一个(虽然有些多余)购物清单。一旦整理好了，就去杂货店吧!

Sometimes the hardest part of cooking is often the simplest: the grunt work of chopping, slicing and peeling. (Photo: Katrin Morenz [CC by SA 2.0]/Wikimedia Commons)

Let's say, as an example, you're going to make minestrone soup, split pea, creamy tomato, broccoli-cheddar and one more comforting winter soup.

比如说，你要做意大利蔬菜通心粉汤、豌豆片汤、奶油西红柿汤、西兰花切达奶酪汤，还有一道更美味的冬季汤。

Clear all kitchen countertops, get out your cutting boards and favorite chopping knives, put on your favorite tunes or podcast, gather your recipes, have a compost container handy to catch all those veggie clippings, and lay out five sturdy freezer bags, appropriately labeled for each soup. If you're plastic-free and have the room in your freezer, glass containers with spill-proof lids are also great for holding soup ingredients. Now, get to chopping!

清理厨房所有的台面，拿出你的砧板和你最喜欢的菜刀，放上你最喜欢的音乐或播客，收集你的食谱，手边有一个容器来收集所有这些蔬菜的碎屑，再放上五个坚固的冷冻袋，分别贴上相应的标签。如果你不使用塑料，冰箱里也有足够的空间，那么带防漏盖的玻璃容器也可以用来盛放汤料。现在，开始切吧!

Prepping tips

准备的建议

There's no need to dread making weeknight dinners if you do a little meal prepping in advance. (Photo: New Africa/Shutterstock)

Start with the onions first; they're the foundation of so many good soups. Chop them up and divide evenly among bags. There's no need to precisely weigh or measure any of the base ingredients — that's the beauty of soups.

先从洋葱开始;它们是很多好汤的基础。把它们切碎，均匀地分装在袋子里。不需要精确地测量任何基本成分的重量——这就是汤的美丽之处。

Second, tackle the garlic. However you peel it, mince it finely and add to each bag. Continue with other raw produce (sweet potato, celery, broccoli, carrots, etc.) Once everything has been divided and conquered, seal each bag or container and stick in the freezer until you're ready to cook.

第二，处理大蒜。无论你把它剥成什么样子，都要切碎，然后放进每个袋子里。继续使用其他生的农产品(红薯、芹菜、花椰菜、胡萝卜等)，一旦所有的东西都被分割和分配了，把每个袋子或容器密封起来，放入冰箱，直到你准备好烹饪。

And there you have it! The hardest work is now done, now it's just up to you, your trusty freezer bags and a hard-working stockpot. In general, your customized bags of soup ingredients should last about six months — although hopefully, you'll get through them much quicker than that. Whether you're making butternut squash soup or broccoli-cheddar, having a homemade soup at the ready can make any winter evening a little less dreary.

好了!最艰难的工作已经完成，现在就看你自己了，你值得信赖的冷冻袋和辛勤工作的汤锅。一般来说，你定制的汤料包应该可以用6个月的时间——尽管希望你能更快地吃完。不管你是在做冬南瓜汤还是西兰花切达干酪，准备一碗自家做的汤可以让任何一个冬天的夜晚变得不那么沉闷。