Dinner in Minutes: 15 Soup Recipes You Can Make in Your Blender (2024)

FAQs

Can you use a blender to make soup? ›

As long as your blender's owner's manual states that the jar is made of heat-resistant plastic and can handle hot liquids, then you should be able to blend hot soup. Glass jars are a great option for hot ingredients since glass is naturally heat resistant.

To do this, you put your ingredients in to the blender, turn it on, and let it run about 5 minutes. The friction from the blades heats the soup while chopping the ingredients. The soup will get piping hot.

Just cook your vegetables until they are soft and use a potato masher to squish them down into a pulp. You could also use a ricer to get the same result. This is a great low-calorie way to get extra creaminess in your potato soups and clam chowders without adding extra cream or flour.

Cuisinart 3-in-1 cordless hand blender

We've met a lot of stick blenders in our time, and this one is by far the best. It's cordless, so it's easy to use over a hot hob when blending a pan of soup, without worrying you're going to melt the power cable.

Hot soup (or other hot liquids, for that matter) will steam and expand in the blender, which can push the top off and cause a mess and burn hazard. When pureeing hot soup, do it in batches. Fill the blender 1/3 to 1/2 full, remove or loosen the center cap from the lid of the blender.

The Total Blender Classic features six preprogrammed cycles: Ice Crush, Smoothie, Hot Soup, Ice Cream, Whole Juice, and Batters. This exclusive blend cycle technology creates the perfect blends with the touch of a button.

As it's vented, the steam will be able to escape. Always blend hot liquids using the Low speed or Pulse setting and then increase the speed if necessary. Cool hot foods, if possible, before blending.

It may sound a bit strange and unusual for some, but vinegar is a common ingredient in some soup recipes, and there is a good reason for it. If you think about it, vinegar is really a flavor-enhancer (umami). That's why it is so often used in cooking, sauces, and salad dressings. The same is true with soups.

How did they make soup in the old days? ›

That kind of container, though, isn't even necessary for boiling. An ancient soup maker could have simply dug a pit, lined it with animal skin or gut, filled his "pot" with water and dropped in some hot rocks.

Herbs and spices add aroma, flavor, and intensity to soup broth. "Use fresh or dried basil in tomato-based recipes or fresh parsley to add freshness to clear broth soups," says Sofia Norton, RD. You can also go with more heat and spices.

Blenders are ideal for preparing and making delicious sauces, soups, broths. You can blend hot liquids, but please be take care: When blending hot liquids or ingredients, the Ingredient-measuring Cap should remain in place over the lid opening. As it's vented, the steam will be able to escape.

Soups, sauces & bisques: When you want to make a creamy tomato soup, a smooth lobster bisque or a unique spiced cantaloupe gazpacho, use your blender for silky smooth results.

What's the difference between a blender and a soup maker? A soup maker is essentially a blender with a heating element in its base. There are two main types: those that look like a traditional blender; and those that have a blade suspended from their lid.

The fixed X-blade is best for puréeing soup, though either should work fine. The shape of a blender also helps create a creamier soup. The tall jar creates a vortex that allows the food to circulate as the blades do their thing, resulting in a thoroughly blended end product.