Hot Soups How-Tos

How To: Make Chinese ma po tofu soup

In this video series, our expert Hiu Yau will show you how to approach the simple recipe for this authentic Chinese dish. From chopping vegetables to blanching and stir fry methods, Yau breaks down Ma Po Tofu cooking for anyone willing to learn.

How To: Make rasam

Rasam is a famous South Indian food that goes great over rice. This video explains how to make a very basic rasam and then add your own tastes to it - get creative!

How To: Prepare white bean soup with ham hocks

In these Southern cooking classes on video, learn how to make a white bean soup recipe with ham hocks and homemade cornbread. Our expert chef, David Postada, will walk you through both of these recipes step-by-step, with tips on how to inspect and soak the beans, how to cook the ham hocks, how to make the cornbread batter and bake the cornbread, how to remove ham from the hock, and how to garnish this delicious dish and serve.

How To: Make fennel soup

In this video series, our expert will demonstrate how to make fennel soup. This health cooking idea is a great dish for vegetarians or any soup lover, so let our expert show you how to prepare the vegetables, including the fennel, onions, garlic and tomatoes, and the stock.

How To: Make split pea soup

In this cooking class on video, learn how to make a delicious ham-infused split pea soup. Our expert will walk you through this easy recipe step-by-step, including ingredients needed, what cooking equipment to use, how to rinse the peas, how to chop the vegetables, how to use soup stock, and how to bring it all to a savory simmer and serve.

How To: Make tomato basil soup

In this video recipe, our expert Chef will teach you how to make a creamy tomato basil soup. You will get easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to chop the tomatoes, shallots, garlic and onions for this tasty soup.

How To: Make tadka dal [lentil soup]

Tadka dal is a very healthy side dish that comes from India. Made with tovar dal, tomato, chillies, turmeric powder and jerra this lentil soup is served over rice and garnished with curry ander leaves for a wonderful presentation.

How To: Make borscht

Martha makes her mother's delicious recipe for borscht, a traditional eastern European beet soup.You will need beets, coarse salt, dried mushrooms, vegetable stock,celery, parsley, garlic,sugar,lemon juice,sour cream, and chopped dill. Make borscht.

How To: Make warm peach soup

Chef Charlie Trotter demonstrates how to make warm peach soup; A delightful dessert soup to accompany ice cream, sorbets or just fruit. He takes peeled peaches, puts them in syrup, and adds ginger and cinnamon to make the warm soup. He then demonstrates how to make a cold watermelon sorbet to accompany the soup. Make warm peach soup.

How To: Make Caribbean black bean soup

This Black bean soup from Dani Spies has a little kick with it straight from the Carribean. Some black beans,reduced fat coconut milk,and jalapenos for that extra flavor that will be having you running a three alarm fire in your mouth.

How To: Make Homemade Mushroom Soup

In this cooking video series, our expert chef will show you how to make a delicious homemade mushroom soup recipe. You will get easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to pick the best mushrooms for your mushroom soup, how to brown the mushrooms and how to cook your soup. You'll get tips for finishing touches to make your mushroom soup extra delicious, and learn how to serve your soup. This is a great cold weather soup for autumn or winter dinners that the whole family will love.

How To: Make potato soup

In these cooking classes on video, learn how to make different recipes for potato soup. Our expert will show you what ingredients and seasonings you need and how to prepare them, as well as the step-by-step process for putting these dishes together.

How To: Make leek soup

In this video series, our expert will demonstrate how to make a delicious leek soup recipe. You will learn how to prepare all the vegetables, including mushrooms, garlic and leeks of course.

How To: Prepare Tom Yum or Thai sour soup

On a cold winter night enjoy some Tom Yum or Thai sour soup. Ingredients needed are water, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, white button mushrooms, Thai chili peppers, peeled shrimp, fish sauce, chili pate in soya bean oil, limes and celantro leaves. Prepare Tom Yum or Thai sour soup.

How To: Make shrimp bisque

Thick Shrimp Bisque, a deliciously creamy soup flavoured with herbs. Garnish with the remaining shrimps and a sprinkle of fresh tarragon and parsley. Enjoy our shrimp bisque recipe. Make shrimp bisque.

How To: Make tomato rasam

Alfred Prasad, head chef at Tamarind in London's mayfair, shows how to make his special tomato rasam, a stimulating thin soup of tomatoes flavored with coriander, garlic and peppercorns. It's a hot South Indian dish that is great with another dish, as a starter, or on its own. Make tomato rasam.

How To: Make bacalao chowder

This delicious cod soup makes a great starter which can be enjoyed the whole year round. Preparation time is 25 minutes and cooking time is 35 minutes. Make bacalao chowder.

How To: Make giambotta (Italian vegetable and sausage stew)

This dish was originally made either with all vegetables, or with the addition of Italian sausage. Growing up, Chef John remembers this being made with sweet Italian sausage occasionally, but most of the time it was hot dogs. Hot dogs were simply the least expensive sausage available, and so our grandparents, needing to feed many mouths without many dollars, chose this lower cost alternative. The strange thing is, it really works! It tastes wonderful no matter what sausage you chose

How To: Make chicken soup in under an hour

Martha and Sarah Carey from Everyday Food cook a chicken soup that takes less than an hour. Ingredients you will need are fresh parsley leaves, black peppercorns, dried bay leaf, fresh thyme, garlic clove, carrots, parsnips, onions, chicken and coarse salt. Make chicken soup in under an hour.

How To: Make vegetable soup

Homemade vegetable soup isn't just satisfying, it's healthy, too. Watch how to whip up a batch of this tasty soup from scratch. You will need: olive oil, chopped vegetables, salt, thyme, oregano, water and vegetable bouillon. The beauty of this soup is that it can be adapted to whatever ingredients that you happen to have on hand.