Soup can be called the main dish of any dining table. The variety of soups is very great. They are used even in diets and medicinal purposes. In the soup there are many useful substances, as well as substances that awaken and improve appetite. And since soup is a liquid dish, it also partially saturates the body with water.
From the point of view of medicine, soup is an indispensable dish in a person's diet. In addition to its high content of dissolved nutrients and vitamins, it allows to normalize the work of the stomach, intestines and improve metabolism in general.
What is the basis of soup
The soup itself consists of a liquid base and a garnish part. The basis of soup can serve various broths, broths, milk, kvass. The garnish part of the soup can be completely different - it's vegetables, meat, fish, cereals, and pasta. Thanks to the garnish part, the soup is saturated with proteins, fats, carbohydrates, essential organisms.
Most soups are cooked on broth. To prepare the broth, mainly use bones, meat, fish and mushrooms. Well-cooked broth will be fragrant and tasty.
Broth - the most popular soup base
Meat broth is prepared from any type of meat - beef, pork, etc. Such a broth will be more saturated and fat, but also the cooking time will last longer. This broth is further used for soups, borscht and even for second courses. When cooking the broth, you can add bay leaves, peppercorns, sometimes fragrant roots or greens.
Bone broths are especially aromatic. The bone with the remains of meat is most often used. It is better if the animal is young, up to three years. Then the fragrance will be softer and more pleasant, and the fat will be less. For some soups, it is recommended that the bones with meat residues be fried beforehand, or smoked.
The main advantage of fish broth is its cooking speed. It is very quickly brewed. For this basis, absolutely any fish - carp, perch, pike, trout, is suitable. To make it, you need to pour fish waste with water, add onions, carrots, bay leaf and peppercorn and boil. When the fish broth is ready completely, it must be filtered.
For mushroom broth perfect fit white mushrooms, mushrooms or chanterelles. Mushrooms can be either fresh or dried. After experimenting with the products, you can get a lot of delicious dishes based on the mushroom broth. Sometimes even a mushroom broth with meat or chicken is not badly combined.