Clean out the Fridge Soup

Name: Clean out the Fridge Soup
Yield: 6–8 Serves
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 3 bacon bones (cover with water, bring to a boil and refresh in cold water); 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 2 leeks, green tops cut off, sliced into halves, rinsed, cut into 3cm sticks; 2 fennel bulbs, dry outer layer removed, diced; 150 g parmesan-style Sovrano cheese (made with half buffalo milk), grated; 1 piece of leg end prosciutto; 500 g pork sparerib, cut into two-rib intervals, blanched; 1 tsp white peppercorns; 1 bay leaf; 50 ml olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 3 onions cut into quarters; 4 bench-dried tomatoes, washed, finely chopped; ¼ bunch parsley leaves, finely minced (keep stalks for stock); 2 turnips, peeled and diced; 4 Desiree potatoes, peeled, washed, cut into quarters; ½ bunch celery, washed, stringed and diced; 4 banana capsicums, deseeded, cut into large pieces; 2 King Edward potatoes, peeled, washed, cut into quarters; 300 g chickpeas, soaked overnight

Preparation info

6–8
Serves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cheong Liew

By David Sly and Cheong Liew

Published 2025

About

Ingredients

50 ml olive oil
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3

Oceania
Australia
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil, add garlic and sauté for a few seconds. Add onions, tomatoes, bay leaf, chickpeas, pork ribs, prosciutto, bacon bones and white peppercorns. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil, skim all impurities and fat, and simmer for 40 minutes. Add all vegetables, bring to the boil, skim impurities and fat, and simmer for another 40 minutes