Classic Hearty Soup Ideas

 

Delicious Hearty Soups

Hearty soups are abundant and flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite of consuming a bowl of soup packed full of nutrition.  Soup is primarily a liquid food typically served hot or warm but may also be served cold.  It is made combining nutrient rich ingredients, meats, and vegetables to create savory liquid stocks with milks or water.  Hearty soups include a wide variety of vegetables, proteins, grains, and rice spiced to perfection which means you are getting vitamins, minerals in one single bowl.  Hot soups are characterized by boiling or simmering liquids in a soup pot until the flavors are extracted forming a savory broth.  Classic vegetable beef soup provides a balance of proteins from beef, vitamins from carrots, potatoes and fiber from veggies, peas and corn.  Many soups contain high water content which helps keep you hydrated during the dry winter months.  This is particularly important when dehydration can occur due to the increased use of indoor heating. 

Any broth based soup like chicken and bean can replenish your body's fluids while enjoying a hearty soup during any meal.  Soups are similar to stews, a dish cooked slowly in a closed dish or pan providing high nutrient content due to the combination of meats, vegetables and spices.  It is an excellent source of proteins, vitamins, minerals supporting joint health due to the collagen in the broth.  Stews use tougher cuts of meat tenderizing them through a slow cooking process adding a wide variety of herbs, vegetables enhancing the nutritional value to any dish making it a hearty balanced meal option.  Soups are mostly liquid so they are a great way to stay hydrated and fully satisfy your hunger, keeping you feeling fuller longer.  Hearty soups offer a delightful combination of flavors including filling ingredients and warmth from the broth effective at keeping your hunger at bay.  Protein packed soups are essential for rebuilding and replenishing tissues helping you recover after workouts.

The health benefits of eating chicken soup is enormous including hydration due to its flavorful broth. Easing congestion from colds and flu including essential vitamins and minerals potentially reducing inflammation.  “ Chicken soup is a worldwide dish used in folk medicines to treat respiratory infections.  In ancient and medieval times it was used to treat leprosy.  Anecdotally it is claimed that chicken soup promotes healthy skin because it is rich in collagen and hyaluronic acid.  One clinical study found that consumption of chicken soup by human individuals increases skin elasticity and decreases facial pigmentation.” ScienceDirect In traditional French cuisine soups are classified in two main groups: thick soups and clear soups.  The established classifications of clear soups are bouillon, a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time.  Bouillon soups can be eaten alone as a broth but it is most commonly prepared in other dishes including soups, gravies and sauces.  

In cooking consomme is a clear dish made of richly flavored stock or broth that has been clarified, a process that uses egg whites to remove fat and sediments.  Thick soups are classified depending on the thickening agent used to make the dish.  Purees are vegetable soups thickened with lentils or starch creates a creamy liquid texture of any dish using a blender or electronic immersion hand blender makes pureeing a breeze.  Bisques are made from pureed shellfish or vegetable thickened with cream composed of the higher fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization, a process of which fat droplets from milk are emulsified and the cream doesn't separate.  Cream soups may be thickened with bechamel sauce made from white row and milk in French cuisine.  Healthy soup recipes create cream soups made with other low calorie milks including soy, coconut milk, almond milk rice milk, cashew milk, dairy milks, and hemp milk products reducing the caloric intake of any hearty soup blend. 

Brodo Broth Organic Variety pack is a flavorful chief crafted single serving pouches make any soup delicious.  It includes 1 Chicken Hearth, 1 Deeply Rooted, 1 Spicy Nonna, 1 Tom Yum, 1 Tuscan Sun,  single serving pouches made from concentrate and no preservatives.  Brodo broth is a super snack broth that heals the gut, reduces inflammation,  and strengthens hair, skin and nails.  Feel better eating hearty soups made with pure broths to lose weight, strengthen joints and optimize health.  Broths can be found online or at your local grocery store making heart soup recipes a breeze.  Hearty soups are abundant and flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite of consuming a nutritious bowl of soup any day.

Cheers! 

Patricia Lynn 

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