Is Chili a Soup?!
So me and my girlfriend are having a debate over whether chili is a soup or not!.!.!. and this needs to be brought to an end!.!.!.!.So is chili a soup or not!? (i think it qualifies)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Chili is a stew because of the cooking method not the appearance so much!. You don't bring ot a boil and allow to boil ingredients for a short time and serve!. You simmer over longer periods of time before you serve!. This is the biggest distinction I have found!.!.!.read below for more !.!.!.!.
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Soup :A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth!.
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Chowder: a thick soup made variously, but usually containing onions, potatoes, and salt pork, sometimes corn, tomatoes, or other vegetables, and often, specif!., clams or fish and milk
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Stew:A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in water or other water-based liquid, typically by simmering, and that are then served without being drained!.
Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (potatoes, beans, etc!.), fruits (such as peppers and tomatoes), meat, poultry, sausages and seafood!. While water can be used as the stew-cooking liquid, wine, stock, and beer are also common!. Seasoning and flavourings may also be added!. Stews are typically cooked at a relatively low temperature (simmered, not boiled), to allow flavors to marry!.
The distinctions between stew, soup, and casserole are fine ones!. The ingredients of a stew may be cut into larger pieces than a those of a soup and retain more of their individual flavours; a stew may have thicker liquid than a soup, and more liquid than a casserole; a stew is more likely to be eaten as a main course than as a starter, unlike soup; and a stew can be cooked on either the stove top (or range) or in the oven, while casseroles are almost always cooked in the oven, and soups are almost always cooked on the stovetop!. There are exceptions; for example, an oyster stew is thin bodied, more like a soup!. The choice of name is largely a matter of custom; it is possible for the same dish to be described as soup, stew, or casserole!.
Stewing is suitable for the least tender cuts of meat that become tender and juicy with the slow moist heat method!. This makes it popular in low-cost cooking!. Cuts having a certain amount of marbling and gelatinous connective tissue give moist, juicy stews, while lean meat may easily become dry!.
Stews may be thickened by reduction, but are more often thickened with flour, either by coating pieces of meat with flour before searing, or by using a roux or beurre manié, a dough consisting of equal parts of butter and flour!. Other thickeners like cornstarch or arrowroot may also be used!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Soup :A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth!.
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Chowder: a thick soup made variously, but usually containing onions, potatoes, and salt pork, sometimes corn, tomatoes, or other vegetables, and often, specif!., clams or fish and milk
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Stew:A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in water or other water-based liquid, typically by simmering, and that are then served without being drained!.
Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (potatoes, beans, etc!.), fruits (such as peppers and tomatoes), meat, poultry, sausages and seafood!. While water can be used as the stew-cooking liquid, wine, stock, and beer are also common!. Seasoning and flavourings may also be added!. Stews are typically cooked at a relatively low temperature (simmered, not boiled), to allow flavors to marry!.
The distinctions between stew, soup, and casserole are fine ones!. The ingredients of a stew may be cut into larger pieces than a those of a soup and retain more of their individual flavours; a stew may have thicker liquid than a soup, and more liquid than a casserole; a stew is more likely to be eaten as a main course than as a starter, unlike soup; and a stew can be cooked on either the stove top (or range) or in the oven, while casseroles are almost always cooked in the oven, and soups are almost always cooked on the stovetop!. There are exceptions; for example, an oyster stew is thin bodied, more like a soup!. The choice of name is largely a matter of custom; it is possible for the same dish to be described as soup, stew, or casserole!.
Stewing is suitable for the least tender cuts of meat that become tender and juicy with the slow moist heat method!. This makes it popular in low-cost cooking!. Cuts having a certain amount of marbling and gelatinous connective tissue give moist, juicy stews, while lean meat may easily become dry!.
Stews may be thickened by reduction, but are more often thickened with flour, either by coating pieces of meat with flour before searing, or by using a roux or beurre manié, a dough consisting of equal parts of butter and flour!. Other thickeners like cornstarch or arrowroot may also be used!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think it qualifies as a stew, not a soup!. If it were a dish consisting of a broth, and added ingredients (chicken, vegetables, etc) but, again, broth being it's primary agent, it is a soup!. Chili has no broth, but a saucy base of tomato, similar to the consistency of a beef stew!. also, a stew is hearty, and with the combinations of protein in chili (beans, beef, etc) it is very, very hearty!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Depends on how thick you make it - add an extra can of crushed or diced tomatoes and you've got a soup - add more tomato paste and beans and you've got more of a stew!. It's up to you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I never considered it a soup (I make mine thick!) though I notice a lot of soup places sell it!.
I looked on wiki and ti says it's a "stew like food"Www@FoodAQ@Com
I looked on wiki and ti says it's a "stew like food"Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am from TEXAS and CHILI is a FOOD GROUP! the most important food group next to steak!. haha kidding i agree with the others it is a very hearty stewWww@FoodAQ@Com
definately not a soup!Www@FoodAQ@Com
i dont think its soupWww@FoodAQ@Com