How to Make Roux-Based Soup

Lesson 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.

At the end of this cooking school lesson, you will be able to:

• 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

Prerequisites

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