How to make soup without a recipe

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

and - these are soups that are special for Russian cuisine, with a history and original cooking technology. Separate articles are devoted to them on Lifehacker. But today you get a universal guide with which you can make dozens of other soups. No recipes needed! The main thing is to know the basic principles.

Using this table, you will be able to prepare soup based on your taste preferences and the food available in the refrigerator.

Select one ingredient from each of the columns. Products in one line perfectly match each other. But the beauty is that all the components are interchangeable. If you don't have Greek yogurt, you can substitute it with cream or sour cream. There is neither one nor the other, nor the third? Come up with a replacement yourself!

These soups are a godsend for those who follow the figure. They are much lower in calories than cabbage soup, borscht and other meat filling soups.

Treat cooking like creativity, and then in an hour you will have a delicious warming soup on your table. But what about the recipe? You won't need it if you learn the following basic principles.

Rule 1. Cut vegetables into equal pieces

If you chop half of the ingredients coarsely and chop the other finely, then, while the first part is cooked, the second will turn into porridge. For puree soup, this is not a problem. But also in this case, remember that small pieces cook faster.

Make sure that all the chopped components of the soup are the same size.

Rule 2. Do not try to drown food

There should be just enough water or broth just to cover the vegetables. Do not fill the pot with liquid to the brim. An exception is the preparation of legumes. They absorb a lot of liquid.

If the soup is too thick, just top up the broth. It's easier than getting rid of excess fluid.

Rule 3. Try it

The soup should be prepared with a tasting spoon in hand. 20 minutes after the start of cooking with its help, you, as an artist, will be able to add the missing shades to the taste palette.

"Mmm, not salted" - add salt. "I love it more spicy" - a little more chili. “It seems he went too far with caraway seeds” - dilute with broth or water.

Taste and refine your soup to perfection!

Rule 4. Use a pot with a lid

When preparing soup, it is important that the liquid does not boil away. Need a cover! Cover the pot with it and you should be fine. And if the soup is too thin and you need to fix it, remove the lid at the end of cooking - the excess will evaporate.

Rule 5. Make friends with a blender

A hand blender has many useful functions in the kitchen. Use it for soups too. It is indispensable for puree soups. One click of a button, and you don't need to manually grind anything. And for a more delicate creamy texture, strain the soup chopped with a blender through a sieve.

The soup is ready! All you have to do is pour the soup into bowls and slice the bread. Bon Appetit!

Write in the comments how you make soups. Do you have your own soup life hacks?