What makes a good soup?

[Terrance8812]

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

[MalcolmB]

MSG. adds a lot of flavor 

[scubascuba3]

Not filling enough so don't bother making it

[Photoguy21]

Good ingredients

[SLOWHAND225]

Gumbo !

[Jeff the Chef]

Onions, Tomato, Carrot and Bacon

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

 

depends on the type of soup.

why not just find the recipe online and copy it?

 

they sell cream of brocolli soup at Big C. It has cheese in it. 

anything goes. fat in the cheese adds depth of flavor and heartiness. 

[still kicking]

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not filling enough so don't bother making it

Not Filling?

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[Yellowtail]

I think it depends largely on what kind of soup you are making. 

[Harrisfan]

58 minutes ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

A good chef ie not you

[BritManToo]

I like mine thick and chunky.

Italian shredded chicken soup is my favourite

Two chicken breasts, pasta, diced potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, red peppers.

Plenty of gravy granules plus salt and a lot of pepper

 

Not forgetting a large chunk of sourdough bread to dip in it.

[JackGats]

Good veggies?

[bubblegum]

Time/patience 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

A dash of cream and a few table spoons of MSG.

[dinsdale]

Liquid/vegetable/meat/seasoning. Done.

[LosLobo]

The basis of any good soup is a good stock — bones, celery, carrot, and onion, with a few peppercorns.

Make it ahead, freeze it, and you’ve got pure flavor ready to go into any soup or dish.

It’s cheap and adds real depth without needing extra flavouring loaded with salt or MSG.

[Stocky]

A good chicken stock as the base

[Keeps]

2 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

Creamy, melted pig fat, heavily seasoned.

 

Yummy.....

[gamb00ler]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

MSG. adds a lot of flavor 

Yes it does and no ... MSG does not deserve its poor reputation.  MSG is an amino acid which are the building blocks of proteins.

 

From AI:

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a flavor enhancer that provides the umami taste, which is one of the five basic tastes (along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter). Umami, in turn, is the savory, brothy, or meaty taste that's naturally present in some foods and can also be intensified by adding MSG. So, while umami is a taste, MSG is a specific substance that contributes to that taste.

 

[ezzra]

Gosh, there're so many kinds of good soups recipe out there you don't even have to post here.

[gamb00ler]

3 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

One of my favorite soups is thom kha gai (chicken in coconut milk) which is sour from lime juice.  I also like to add lime/lemon to albondigas (Mexican meatball soup).  Another Thai favorite of mine is gang somme which is sour also but from tamarind.

[Yellowtail]

13 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Gosh, there're so many kinds of good soups recipe out there you don't even have to post here.

Hey brother, it's been a while, I hope all is well.

[ezzra]

12 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Hey brother, it's been a while, I hope all is well.

Thanks for asking, been an up and down period and I'm under medical supervision and hoping for the best

Again, Thanks.

[Terrance8812]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I like mine thick and chunky.

Italian shredded chicken soup is my favourite

Two chicken breasts, pasta, diced potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, red peppers.

Plenty of gravy granules plus salt and a lot of pepper

 

Not forgetting a large chunk of sourdough bread to dip in it.

Looks like a great chicken vegetable soup. You could probably add a bit of tomato puree to thicken the broth a bit more if you wanted to.
 

What's gravy granules?

[msbkk]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not filling enough so don't bother making it

You can do a stew instead with meat, potatoes and veggies.

[novacova]

4 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

What makes a good soup?

Chopped up cow parts and vegetables 

[Terrance8812]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not filling enough so don't bother making it

Not if you have the right ingredients. Beef barley soups with vegetables and beans are great. Filling too. 

[Yellowtail]

I use a hand blender to puree about half the vegetables and the chicken skin to thicken it up. 

[Terrance8812]

3 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

A good chef ie not you

 

You couldn’t boil water without setting off the smoke alarm. Sit this one out, BigNok.

[Yagoda]

4 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

Mainly just salt, pepper and cream or animal fat? 

Its all about the stock. Thats an art form.