Lesson Description & Goals

Roux-based soups – often referred to as cream soups – have a luxurious and creamy texture. Whether the final soup is chunky or blended, the liquid within these soups will always have a silky-smooth and cream-like consistency.

Roux-based soups are actually based on a thin velouté sauce or a thin béchamel sauce. Once you have learned how to make these two mother sauces, a world of soups will essentially be at your fingertips.

In this lesson, you will learn about the components of a roux-based soup, how to make a roux-based soup, and how to vary the texture once it is cooked. You will also learn how to finish a roux-based soup prior to serving. Once you learn these few simple techniques, you’ll be able to whip together many healthy and delicious soups at a moment’s notice.

• Understand what a roux-based soup is
• Identify the main components of a roux-based soup
• Make a roux-based soup
• Adjust the texture of a roux-based soup to suit your tastes
• Enrich and finish a roux-based soup

Lesson Topic Videos

• Intro to Roux-Based Soups (0:55)
• What are Roux-Based Soups? (1:53)
• Components of a Roux-Based Soup (3:35)
• Starting a Roux-Based Soup (4:48)
• The Texture of Roux-Based Soups (3:02)
• Finishing Roux-Based Soups (3:03)

Lesson Prerequisites

IMPORTANT NOTE:
We wanted you to be aware that there are one or more identified prerequisites to this lesson. Whether you choose to purchase a prerequisite lesson or lessons is up to you, but this lesson will likely include references to prerequisite lessons.

• How to Make Roux
• How to Make Béchamel Sauce
• How to Make Velouté Sauce

All Lessons in the How to Make Soup Section

• How to Make Broth-Based Clear Soup
• How to Make Stock-Based Clear Soup
• How to Make Roux-Based Soup
• How to Make Starch-Based Thick Soup