2. Prepare & Cook Basic Soups
Soups, unlike Sauces are a dish in their
own right. Soups may be served as a meal
on their own, or as a first course on a
menu.
A soup can set the tone for a meal. It is
important as they can influence the
whole meal.
3. Quality points of Soup.
• Be of a good recognised flavor and taste.
• Have Seasoning, which compliments the
main flavors.
• Be free from grease and scum.
• Have a good defined color.
• Be of a definite consistency, I.E. not
lumpy or thick.
• Stimulate the digestive juices.
5. Clear Soups.
• Consommé.
• Fortified quality stock.
• Flavoured with Meat, Poultry, Fish or
Vegetables.
• Strained through muslim and a named
garnish is added to finish dish.
6. Broth Soups.
• Made from Unthickened stock.
• With the addition of finely cut
Vegetables and either Meat or Fish.
• They often contain Cereal such as Pearl
Barley or Rice.
• Sweated Broth’s contain Fish or
Shellfish called Chowders.
7. Puree Soups.
• Thickened by its own ingredients, such
as Vegetables, Cereals.
• Where starchy ingredients are used
these act as a self thickeners
• Croutons are usually served as a garnish.
• Once cooked the soup is sieved or
liquidised.
8. Cream Soups.
• A Puree soup made with the addition
of a Béchamel sauce and Stock.
• The Béchamel sauce is the thickening
agent.
Other types of Cream soups.
• Puree soups finished with the
addition of cream.
9. Miscellaneous Soups.
• Also known as unclassified soups,
examples are:
• Muligatawney Soup (curry flavoured).
• Kidney Soup, Turtle Soup, Oxtail Soup.
• French Onion (Beef Stock based).
• Fish Bisque (Shellfish I.E. Lobster).
• Cold Soups served chilled.
10. Finishing and Presenting Soups.
• During the service period soups can evaporate
and the consistency must be adjusted to
ensure quality is maintained.
• A 250 ML ladle or large ladle is used to serve
soup.
• Hot Soups should be served at 90 c (194 f).
• Cold Soups should be served at 3 c (37f).
11. Garnishing Soups.
• The main garnish may be added to the soup
or kept separate and added to the bowl
before the liquid is added.
• It is important to keep the garnish at the
correct temperature.