Soup needs background and that comes from good, rich and well flavoured stock. 

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Here are some options. At the top is chicken stock.  Scroll down for vegetable(vegan) stock.

From there you can sub the ingredients as you wish.

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For chicken stock, buy the largest and best chicken you can afford (at least free-range).

Wash and place in a large, heavy based stock pot along with 2 peeled and quartered onions; 1 large carrot cut into chunks; 4  whole unpeeled cloves garlic; 4 stalks roughly chopped celery; 1 tsp whole black peppercorns; 4 bay leaves; a couple of strips lemon peel and enough water to cover... next page

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