Are you interested in making some homemade chinese soups but not sure how to start?
Let me teach you a few basic chinese soup making techniques so that you can whip up a few delicious chinese soups for your family and you.
Learn how to make the popular hot and sour soup for a family dinner. Or a nourishing chicken soup for a loved one who is under the weather. The techniques are not that hard.
1. Simmer
To simmer means to cook in liquid at a gentle boiling point (about 100 degree celsius or 212 degree fahrenheit) for a considerable period of time. Chinese soups are simmered for approximately 2-3 hours. Simmered soups are full of flavour and highly nutritious. Great for convalescents and people with a weak digestive system. Visit the simmering soup page for more details.Simmering can be done with a simple soup pot or in a slow cooker.
2. Double boil
To double boil means to cook using heat from boiling water and not directly from the original heat source. Cooking time can be as long as 4 hours depending on the ingredients used. Because it is indirect cooking, the soup is clearer but can be as well flavoured as a simmered soup. Visit the double boiling page for more details.To double-boil soup, a special ceramic soup pot known as the double-boiler is usually used. Not to be mistaken with the double boiler used to melt chocolate, although a big double boiler can be used to make soup. There is also an electric version known as an electric stew pot.
3. Quick and easy soups
Suitable for seafood and fresh green vegetables that cooks quickly. The soup ingredients retains its vibrant colors, sweetness and crunch. Visit the quick soup page for more details. This is a great technique for beginners who want to whip up something quick.4. Thickening soup
The chinese likes thickening soups with cornstarch or potato starch. Learn how to make the thickening solution and use it to make hot and sour soups. Thickened soups with its finely chopped or julienned ingredients and smoothness is a hit with children and the seniors. Visit the thickening soup page for more details.5. Steam Cooking
This technique uses steam as the heat source to cook the soup. Soups are steamed usually when soup ingredients are fairly delicate. Visit the steaming soup page for more details.
