Soup Flashcards
Is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or cold
Soup
Soup can be served ‘as’: (5)
Cocktail party food
Appetizer
Main course
Dessert
Breakfast
Soups can be served: (3)
Hot or cold
Clear or stew-like
Thick or thin
6 thickening agents used in soup production
Roux
Rice
pasta
vegetable puree
potato
beans
Is made by simmering veggies or meat in a liquid until all of the flavors are released
Clear soups
Means to remove all the debris that accumulates during the cooking process
Clarifying
Is a mixture of egg whites, ground meat, poultry or fish, mirepoix, etc
Clearmeat
Are opaque rather than translucent.
Thick soups
2 kinds of thick soups
Cream soups
Puree soups
Are prepared by simmering the main flavoring ingredient in a white stock
Cream soup
Are similar to cream soup, they both consist of the main ingredient that is first cooked in liquid then pureed
Puree soups
Other soups (2):
Bisques
Chowders
Are generally made from shrimp, lobsters, etc. with roux for better stability and consistency
Bisques
Are hearty soups with chunks of the main ingredient and thickened with roux
Chowders