I would say soup can be one of the easiest if you let it be: literally just throwing shit in a pot with some water and let it cook as long as you want. Can’t accidentally burn it very easily (unless you use lentils), don’t have to chop things a certain dose/ shape, generally tastes decent with a bit of seasoning…
I mean I know you can go all out and make fancy soup with many stages and lots of work, but it doesn’t have to be like that… whatever 2/3 types of veg is cheap and available, some beans or lentils, stock cube + season to taste, boom.
Meat with some texture - not slimy or watery. So this limits me, personally, quite a bit. And if I have to throw meat on the pan and then throw it into a soup…what’s the point of soup, just add veggies to pan and stir fry it xD
I need to add, I don’t like cooking that much so I focus on least time in kitchen possible.
And still, cooking takes a lot longer than frying and I guess similiar time like doing things in the oven? And is still more complicated than both of these, as you can both fry and bake.roast with just salth and pepper and things still taste good.
I think if you add up your time frying stuff in a pan every meal compared to making a big pot of soup that’s like 8 or 10 portions, you’ll see the ‘break even’ point for time spent cooking happens quite soon.
But I guess if the main thing you like to eat is crispy meat and you never really bother with vegetables much, then yeah, soup might not be for you, fair play.
What kind of meat do you like?
I would say soup can be one of the easiest if you let it be: literally just throwing shit in a pot with some water and let it cook as long as you want. Can’t accidentally burn it very easily (unless you use lentils), don’t have to chop things a certain dose/ shape, generally tastes decent with a bit of seasoning…
I mean I know you can go all out and make fancy soup with many stages and lots of work, but it doesn’t have to be like that… whatever 2/3 types of veg is cheap and available, some beans or lentils, stock cube + season to taste, boom.
Meat with some texture - not slimy or watery. So this limits me, personally, quite a bit. And if I have to throw meat on the pan and then throw it into a soup…what’s the point of soup, just add veggies to pan and stir fry it xD
I need to add, I don’t like cooking that much so I focus on least time in kitchen possible.
And still, cooking takes a lot longer than frying and I guess similiar time like doing things in the oven? And is still more complicated than both of these, as you can both fry and bake.roast with just salth and pepper and things still taste good.
I think if you add up your time frying stuff in a pan every meal compared to making a big pot of soup that’s like 8 or 10 portions, you’ll see the ‘break even’ point for time spent cooking happens quite soon. But I guess if the main thing you like to eat is crispy meat and you never really bother with vegetables much, then yeah, soup might not be for you, fair play.