Traditional Dish: Recipe Roasted Vegetables, Alphabet, and Sausage Soup with Special Spices

Ingredients for Roasted Vegetables, Alphabet, and Sausage Soup

1. Vegetables and seasoning
2. 1 pound turnip root
3. 1-1/2 pounds gold potatoes
4. 1/2 pound red potatoes
5. 1-1/4 pound zucchini
6. 1-1/3 pound yellow crooked necked squash
7. 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar divided
8. 2 sticks butter divided
9. 6 ounces baby carrots
10. 2 teaspoon salt divided
11. 2 teaspoon ground paprika divided
12. 2 teaspoon ground black pepper divided
13. 2 cups chopped onion
14. Sausage
15. 1-1/4 pound smoked sausage
16. 12 ounces andouille sausage
17. 1-3/4 pound mixed meat sausage
18. Soup base and additional ingredients
19. 1 quart chicken stock
20. 30 ounces diced tomatoes
21. 15 ounces tomato sauce
22. 21 ounces alphabet pasta
23. 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
24. As needed salt
25. As needed ground black pepper
26. 1 quart water
27. 1 teaspoon ground allspice
28. 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
29. 1 teaspoon ground coriander
30. 2 pounds smoked pork neckbones

Cooking Instructions for making Roasted Vegetables, Alphabet, and Sausage Soup

1

Wash, peel, and chop the turnips and carrots. Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit.

2

Wash, peel, and dice the potatoes. Chop the onion. Add these to a pan sprayed with nonstick spray. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with half the spices and half the balsamic vinegar. Cut the butter into pats and add to top of veggies. Put into the oven. These vegetables are more dense and takes longer to roast. Roast for 35 minutes.

3

Wash and chop the squash and zucchini into bite size pieces.

4

Season with the rest of spices, oil, butter, and vinegar for vegetables. Put into the oven for 15-20 minutes.

5

Take the sausages and remove the casing.

6

Slice them and add to a pot, along with the neckbones. Lightly sear the meats. Add water, continue to cook, and cover.

7

After an hour add the tomato products, stir. Add in the spices. Take the neckbones out and remove the meat off the bones. Add the meat back to the soup base. Cook 30 minutes. Add the root vegetables.

8

Add the pasta and roasted squash and zucchini, along with the juices. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste if needed.

9

Cook till the pasta is done. Serve I hope you enjoy!