Lessons > How to Make Starch-Based Thick Soup
Lesson Overview
Starch-based thick soups are hearty soups that are made by cooking starchy vegetables, legumes or grains together with a liquid. These delicious and healthy soups are appreciated by many cultures around the world.
Common examples are: Italian bean and kale, the classic French leek and potato, Asian congee, Middle Eastern and Indian lentil soups, Mexican black bean soup and the ever-so-comforting split pea and ham. These soups get their thickening power from the natural starch within the vegetable or legume.
In this lesson, you will learn about starch-based thick soups and how to make them. You will also learn how to adjust their texture and how to finish and serve them. By knowing just a few simple techniques, you will see just how easy it is to create any type of thick and hearty soup.
Lesson Objectives
- define a starch-based thick soup
- list the components of a starch-based thick soup
- make a starch-based thick soup
- vary the texture of a starch-based thick soup
- finish & serve a starch-based thick soup
Course Syllabus
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1. | Introduction: How to Make Starch-Based Thick Soup | 2 mins |
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2. | Complete Your Self Assessment | 2 mins |
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3. | What are Starch-Based Thick Soups? | 1 min |
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4. | Starch-Based Thick Soup Components | 3 mins |
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5. | Starting a Starch-Based Thick Soup | 3 mins |
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6. | Texture of Starch-Based Thick Soups | 2 mins |
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7. | Finishing Starch-Based Thick Soups | 2 mins |
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8. | Practice Activities & Recipes | 45 mins |
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9. | Lesson Quiz | 5 mins |
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Finish Line | 1 hr 5 mins | Total Time |
Prerequisites & Related Lessons
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