Recipe: Vegetable SooFoo Soup
A delicious soup of vegetables and grains that is perfect for the coming cooler weather.
Submitted by Melina B. Jampolis, M.D.
15 min prep | 50 min total
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 6 cups vegetable broth (homemade or store bought)
- 2 cups SooFoo
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced green beans
- Salt and pepper
- In a large soup pot, combine all ingredients.
- Bring to a simmer over moderate heat.
- Cover and reduce to slow simmer for 45-50 minutes until SooFoo is tender.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Add additional broth as needed.
About Maurice Kanbar:
In 1993, Maurice founded SKYY Vodka (designing both the distinctive cobalt blue bottle and the name) which thereafter became the most successful domestic brand of vodka in the United States.
After selling SKYY Vodka to Campari in 2005, Maurice launched Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, a blend of the highest quality Dutch chocolate, fresh cream and premium vodka.
Maurice has extensive real estate holdings in California, Hawaii, and New York and his company Kanbar Properties owns and manages 2.5 million sq. ft. of commercial real estate in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
As an inventor, Maurice and holds more than 32 patents on various consumer and medical products. His first invention was the D-Fuzz-It comb which removes fuzz balls from sweaters.
He created the Tangoes Puzzle Game, the Safetyglide hypodermic needle protector, a cryogenic cataract remover, and an LED traffic light. Maurice's newest invention is Zip Notes, a battery powered dispenser that delivers any length sticky note paper on a roll. In 2001, Kanbar published an advice book for would be inventors entitled, Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook.
A renowned supporter of the arts, especially independent film, Maurice created New York's first multiplex cinema and he endowed the Kanbar Institute of Film at New York University.
In 2006, Maurice produced an animated feature film, "Hoodwinked," which held the number one spot in the United States during its first week of release and the movie has grossed more than US$100 million in domestic and foreign box office receipts. His film company, Kanbar Entertainment is producing "Hoodwinked Too," the sequel to the original hit film and is involved with developing other film projects.
His most recent creations are Blue Angel Vodka and SooFoo (a blend of brown rice, lentils and grains). Maurice is a graduate of Philadelphia University and is a member of Mensa.
He has been making SooFoo for himself for years, his friends and family urged him to make it for the world so he did. SooFoo a blend of Rice, Grains and Lentils.
For recipes, cooking instructions and where to find SooFoo go to www.soo-foo.com
