Belgium’s Bart Poelvoorde and Christophe Raes at the the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games.
Bart Poelvoorde
BEL, M1x, M2x
Soups make your winter a lot warmer… This soup makes me think of
Africa and its warm people and climate, and boosts my mind and body
in cold and rainy Belgium.
Ingredients:
• 200g grilled unsalted peanuts
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 branches white celery
• 1 red and 1 green pepper
preparation:
Blend the peanuts in the blender to make a paste. Meanwhile cut the
vegetables and fry them in some peanut oil. When soft combine the chicken
stock and the peanut paste. Cook for five minutes, add some black pepper
and salt to your liking. Recommendation: after cutting the hot pepper wash
your hands with soap…!
• A fingertip of fresh ginger
• Some fresh hot pepper
• Palm oil
• Peanut oil
• 2 litres chicken stock
RED BEAN LENTIL SOUP
When feeling a bit weak this is a real winter energy booster. It takes only
40 minutes to make and for me it is the greatest soup ever.
Ingredients:
• One can (400g) of red beans • 1 Spanish onion (the big,
• One can (400g) of whole very sharp-tasting ones)
tomatoes pomodori • 5dl Rodenbach (or any
• 200g chorizo sweet-sour beer)
• 1,5l vegetable stock • Fresh thyme and rosemary
• 1 chilli pepper • Pepper and salt
• 200g of lentils • Olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic (smoked if possible)
preparation:
Cut the chorizo and fry them in some olive oil. Cut the onion, garlic and
chilli and combine with the chorizo. Fry for five minutes. Pour in the beer,
the tomatoes and the stock. Cook at a low temperature for 15 minutes. Add
the beans and the fresh thyme and rosemary. Keep on cooking for another
10 minutes. Add salt and pepper and serve while hot. >
Bart Poelvoorde tasting his soup…
