Food & Nutrition for You Suzanne Weixel and Faithe Wempen Chapter 20 Soups and Casseroles

Types of Soups and Casseroles Clear soups are richly flavored and aromatic.

Types of Soups and Casseroles Hearty soups such as minestrone contain vegetables, meat, grains, or pasta.

Types of Soups and Casseroles A cream soup combines broth or stock with a flavoring ingredient and is finished with cream.

Types of Soups and Casseroles A puree soup is made by simmering an ingredient such as peas until it is tender enough to puree.

Types of Soups and Casseroles A bisque is a soup in which the main flavoring is seafood, such as this shrimp bisque.

Types of Soups and Casseroles A casserole is a baked main dish made with a sauce and a combination of foods.

Types of Soups and Casseroles Cassoulet is a French casserole of beans and meat.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles Preparing a consommé: 1 Combine the ingredients for the clearmeat.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles Preparing a consommé: 2 Make a hole in the raft to allow the liquid to bubble through.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles Preparing a consommé: 3 Degrease the consommé with a paper towel.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles To prepare broth-based vegetable soups: 1 Vegetables are usually added first.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles To prepare broth-based vegetable soups: 2 The finished soup.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles French onion soup is typically garnished with cheese.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles Cheddar and leek soup garnished with croutons.

Preparing Soups and Casseroles Tomato sauce is used to bind flavors in many casseroles.