Elaine: "Do you need
anything?" Kramer was right. Al Yeganeh -- otherwise known as the Soup Nazi from the Seinfeld episode which aired in 1995 -- is a master at the soup kettle. His popular soup creations have inspired many inferior copycats in the Big Apple, including The Soup Nutsy, only 10 blocks away. Yeganeh's mastery shows when he combines sometimes unusual ingredients to create unique and delicious flavors in his much-raved about soups. In this one, you may be surprised when you discover pistachios and cashews among the many vegetables. But it's a combination that works. In April I took a trip to New York and tasted around a dozen of the Soup Nazi's creations. TheMulligatawny was among my favs. After each daily trip to Soup Nazi's headquarters, I immediately headed back to the hotel and poured samples of the soups into labeled, sealed containers which were then chilled for the trip back home. There, in the home lab (okay, it's a kitchen) portions of the soup were rinsed through a sieve and ingredients were identified. After that, it was a matter of trial and error, figuring out the measurements for those ingredients. The result was a successful clone that I can now share with you. Just be sure when you make this soup, that you simmer it for at least four hours or until the soup reduces by more than half. The soup will darken as the flavors intensify, the potatoes will begin to fall apart and the nuts will soften. If you follow these directions you should end up with a clone that would fool even Cosmo himself. Next Thursday, the big Seinfeld finale...and the most requested Soup Nazi clone of all. 4 quarts water (16 cups) Tidbits Check out the e-mail tips and notes for this recipe. Please
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