Quick soup, quick soup recipes, quick and easy soups

Busy cooks need quick and easy soup recipes.

What could be simpler than bring a soup stock to a boil, throw all the ingredients in and cook till they are done?

Suitable for fresh seafood, fresh green vegetables and any ingredient that cooks quickly.

Just a few tips to make the cooking process a breeze.

Use a soup stock

Unlike the simmering soups, quick soups need a good soup base. Since it is cooked quickly, there is insufficient time for the ingredients to "impart" any flavour to the soup. So, instead of water, make sure you use soup stocks as a base.

You will be surprised at how good a soup taste even if just a store-bought stock cube was added to flavor the soup and not water with seasonings like salt and pepper.

Marinating the meat ingredients

Meats like pork or beef should be thinly sliced. A little pounding with the back of a knife or mallet to loosen the meat fibre helps to tenderize the meat.

They should then be marinated lightly. Some recipes will includ the marinating condiments. But if the recipe does not include any seasonings for marinating, you may use a little light soy sauce / fish sauce, pepper and sesame seed oil. Alternatively, a little oyster sauce will do the trick.

After seasoning, a little cornstarch should be added. The cornstarch coats the meat slices giving them a smoother texture when cooked. It also prevents moisture from escaping.

Without the marinating and cornstarch, the meat slices tend to become dry, tough and fibrous.

Some typical quick and easy soups include egg drop soups, hot and sour soups, seafood and tofu soups.