18 complete winter soups for cozy evenings

Soup is your friend on cold days. With or without pieces, there are as many recipes as there are families for a dish that is constantly changing. If it is always prepared with winter vegetables, the soup can be enriched with simmered meat, grilled bacon or chorizo, meatballs, poached egg or even smoked fish. Obviously, cream is not left out and remains a perfect solution for an addictive velouté.

The right mix of a complete yesterday’s soup

In the soup game, there are several teams. The one who swears by pieces and the second who hates them! But which soup is the best? Simply the one that suits you. Are you preparing a carrot soup with spices and coconut milk but want to keep pieces of roasted vegetables? So do it! There’s nothing wrong with soup. Leeks, endives, chestnuts, beets, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, legumes, potatoes, broccoli, all seasonal products are possible. As always, we don’t forget the seasoning, aromatics, and herbs, which are of primary importance in this dish.

The right broth

Combined with soups and sauces, a good chicken stock can make all the difference.
Although it is relatively simple to prepare at home with a chicken carcass, a few carrots and herbs, the Ariaké brand, well known for its miso soups, recently launched its ready-to-use version (available in supermarkets), without additives. nor conservative. Tastier than the cube version, it comes in a brick, and can also be used to enhance simmered dishes.

To consult

“Homemade soups for all seasons”

Widely followed on the Plus une Miette Instagram account, photographer and food stylist Émilie Franzo dives into the world of soups (broths included) with 60 recipes classified by season. As a bonus, the delicious combinations: squash and coconut milk; carrot and ginger… Ed. Marabout, €19.90.