Supplies for Fennel Soup

Series Summary

There is nothing more comforting that a bowl of warm soup on a cold winter day, or a steaming cup of Mom’s chicken noodle soup when you are feeling sick. The great thing about soup is that you can use any variety of ingredients and they are often quite simple to make. Primarily a combination of meat, vegetables, or legumes, in stock or hot water, soup has been a favorite dish for centuries and comes from the word “sop”, meaning a piece of bread served with some type of liquid. There are two main classifications of soups: clear soups and thick soups. Whether you are making a clear bouillon based soup or a thick creamy soup, there’s no doubt that soup is an easy and great dish to accompany any meal.

In this free video series, our expert will demonstrate how to make fennel soup. This health cooking idea is a great dish for vegetarians or any soup lover, so let our expert show you how to prepare the vegetables, including the fennel, onions, garlic and tomatoes, and the stock. You will also learn how to season and serve this delicious soup. If you are searching for a new soup recipe, our chef will give you all the information to make this delicious fennel soup recipe.

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Stephanie Barnett on behalf of Expert Village. I'm here to show you how to make fennel soup. Today we are going to talk about pans used for soup it is very important to have the correct pan for making soup. If you are going to make a small amount of soup you can use a medium size pan. Make sure it has a very heavy bottom and tall sides. If you are going to double a recipe of soup or make a very large container of soup you need a pan that is got a lot more depth but again you want a thick bottom. If your pans have a thin bottom then the soup is going to burn on the bottom. Make sure when you buy pans for making stock or soup or spaghetti sauce that those pans have a extra thick bottom. They should be heavy to lift up, heavy for there size, and that would well for making soup. Also don't use non stick pans for soup. Make sure they are stainless steel on the inside and that is especially important when you are using any tomato base product. If it is not stainless steel it can leach out the metal into the soup."