What is it that we find in a bowl of soup? It is the most wonderful and delicious watery like food in the world. As we talked of soup, we find it hard not to crave for delicious, clear or thick soup that very aromatic. Examples of soup include broths, consommés and bouillons – they are considered as clear soup – and thick soups used thickening agents such as corn starch, flour, chowders, and bisques. In making the thickness blend, you may cook the flour mixture slowly over a medium heat until it becomes thick as what you prefer.
Another kind of food which is called specialty soup which mostly have geographical origins such as Thailand, Taiwan, France and the famous center of food industry which is Italy. But the famous soup in the Philippines is those with ingredients of shrimp and vegetable with a combination of fish sauce and milk. There is also chicken and broth to make the soup more healthy with combination of all nutrients from protein to vitamin A, B, and C. However, there are a lot of ingredients to be combined when you cook soup depending on your preferred taste, aroma and style.
It all started with ginisa through a preheat pan well before adding the oil and other ingredient and make the aromatics using onions, celery and bell peppers and cooked it with minimum oil or fat over a medium low heat to extract their flavors. In the recipe, we are free to choose or change the source of protein with chicken or shrimp or any protein-mixed food. And as usual, taste the food before seasoning it with salt and pepper and other McCORMICK super spices.
A side dish/bread such as ginger bread, semi-hard bread with a sharp, salty and ginger flavor must be combined with your soup recipe. This can be prepared most preferably in cold weather or during rainy season. So turn on the fire and let’s start cooking!!!
