Thursday, November 12, 2009

Basic Soup Notes


  • Use heavy bottom stock pot
  • A good soup is always made with good ingredients
  • Premeasure seasonings
  • Don’t be afraid to experiment with seasonings, you might find something you really like
  • There are three types of soup: clear, cream, and legume Ex of clear: vegetable beef, chicken noodle, ministrone, French onion, Gazpacho

Ex of cream: Hungarian mushroom, cream of potato New England clam chowder, beef stew.

Ex of legume: split pea, lentil, spicy corn and bean, chicken chili

  • Cool soups quickly to avoid spoilage
  • Add salt sparingly. There is salt in most prepared food, premade stocks, and canned items. Salt is found in many seasonings and condiments. Salt also concentrates through reduction.

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