How to Make Soup, Vol. 2

A fall refresher

This week’s post is a deep dive—occasional posts that give you tips and tricks to empower you to become a better cook. If there’s a type of recipe you would love a deep dive for, drop it in the comments or in the chat!

I never thought I’d say this, but I love soup all year long. And cooler temps are the perfect excuse to make more soup. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Last year I used raw chicken as the base for my soup, but this year it’s going to be all about rotisserie chickens. They make everything so much easier.

My first soup deep dive included a homemade bone broth cheat sheet and basic tips for making soup. This refresher will take your soup skills to the next level. It pairs unique recipes to show my tips in action and will teach you how to make the most delicious soups. Make them now and repeat all season long!!

Here’s what’s inside:

• Kitchen Tools You Need for Soup Season

• Essential Ingredients for Soup Season (with printable checklist!)

• How to Make a Soup with Pantry Ingredients

• Easy Tricks to Enhance Any Soup

  • My Favorite Soup Toppings

  • Flavor Boosts & How to Use Them

• How to Make Soup Filling

• A Reminder: Homemade Broth Cheat Sheet

And here are the recipes included:

• Veggies & Rice Soup

• Green Soup with Garlicky Croutons

• The Perfect Late Summer/Early Soup

• Ginger & Turmeric Chicken Soup

Kitchen Tools You Need for Soup Season

• Stock Pot - Big and lightweight. It’s perfect for making homemade bone broth and can fit a whole chicken inside!!

• Dutch Oven - Heavier, but a great size for soups of all kinds. Sturdy & oven-safe.

• Deli Containers - Use these to store broths and soups in the freezer. Easy to label too

• Ladle - Honestly I use a measuring cup, but Adi found a ladle similar to the one linked here, which is great for adding more broth to soup without a lot of extra inclusions

• Wooden Spoon - I love this one from Earlywood!

• Lemon Juicer - You already know this one (the grey one I use is always sold out, this is my next fave)

• Microplane - I’ll often add chopped garlic with the mirepoix base, then grate extra garlic in at the end. Grating garlic helps it melt into the soup (and avoids big garlic chunks)

• Knife - This is the one I’ve been using most often lately, and here are all my recommendations.

• Time!! - I promise it’s worth it.

Essential Ingredients for Soup Season