Soup is a liquid hot dish – the first course. Many varieties of soups have received independent names, some have retained the word “soup” in their name. You will find on our website many thousands of recipes for soups and hot dishes for every day and your homemade soup will always be a delicious dish.
Hot dishes are cooked in fish, meat, bone and vegetable broth, potatoes, pasta, rice, peas, buckwheat, beans and dozens of other ingredients are added. Fragrant spices and spices give a special flavor to the liquid dish, you can not do without fresh herbs. They serve it in a beautiful soup tureen, filling the plates right at the table.
Depending on which liquid is the basis for cooking, there are different types of hot dishes. In the simplest soup recipes, meat, fish and vegetables are cooked in water, but soups with beer, milk, fermented milk products, brine and vegetable juices are no less delicious. According to their composition, hot dishes are divided into meat, fish, vegetables, cereals, mushrooms, dairy, fruit, with dumplings, with legumes and pasta. Recipes for the simplest soups are vegetable soups, chicken soups with noodles, dairy soups with rice and pasta, potato and fish soups.
According to the cooking technology, it is possible to distinguish transparent soups, thickened (with thickening components), refueling vegetables, puree soups, fried (products are first fried, and then filled with water) and sweet.
Having mastered some culinary techniques, you will know how to cook hot dishes, and gradually adapt the recipes “for yourself”. The basis of a good soup is a rich and nutritious broth (meat, fish, vegetable, mushroom), which is an independent dish.
Our recipes with photos will give a complete picture of the technology of cooking these delicious dishes in different cultures of the world: French cream soup, Indian dal, Italian minestrone, Spanish gazpacho – recipes for delicious hot dishes are so diverse that it will take a lot of time to experiment.
Gratin is a dish baked from various products, invented in France, its main feature is a delicious baked crust. Many recipes of this dish contain, in my opinion, a huge amount of cheese, butter and cream, completely clogging the delicate aroma of vegetables and other products, and an appetizing golden crust is perfectly obtained with a different approach.
I offer you another delicious hot dish of French cuisine. Casserole of minced meat, rice flakes, vegetables and chickpeas in a delicate Bechamel sauce.
The season of a very tasty and healthy, native Russian root crop – turnips – has begun! Many people are familiar with potato gratin, but today I want to offer you to cook turnip gratin. This gratin is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent, even small turnip lovers. It turns out breathtakingly delicious! Tender, soft, creamy inside and crispy, ruddy outside. Lemon zest and cilantro add flavor to the dish, make it more fragrant and fresh.
Tender and juicy chicken in a spicy and thick cheese sauce with crunchy cheese and bread crust. Perfect for a festive table, it looks great on the table. The guests will be delighted.
I hasten to share with you a wonderful recipe, easy to prepare, very tender and very tasty! The result exceeded all my expectations! And most importantly, her husband is delighted. The recipe is taken from a book on Turkish cuisine. Come in!
A very tasty and tender dish! In the classic version, the potatoes are sprinkled with breadcrumbs on top. Anchovies can be replaced with sprat or other fish, but if you use anchovies, salt can be excluded. Try any option, it will still be delicious.
Gratin is any sweet or unsweetened dish baked until an appetizing crust forms. I suggest you cook gratin in a slow cooker. Vegetables in the cooking process should fall apart, and be filled with each other’s flavors.
