Can you make chilled soups the night before?!
Can you make chilled soups the night before?
I am making lunch later this week but I 'm not sure how much time I'll have the day I supposed to make lunch. I was wondering if I can make chilled soups (ex. chilled cucumber soup, chilled melon soup, chilled strawberry soup... ) the night before.
Answers:
Chilled Melon-Pepper Soup with BACARDI? 8 Glazed Shrimp (make up to 24 hrs prior to serving)
INGREDIENTS
* 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
* 1/2 cantaloupe, seeded, peeled and cut into chunks
* 4 scallions, white parts only, chopped
* 1 small hot red pepper, seeded
* 1 cup Minute Maid? Orange Juice
* 2 tablespoons BACARDI? 8 Rum
* 2 tablespoons lime juice
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup plain yogurt
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* Shrimp Ingredients:
* 18 medium to large shrimp
* 2 tablespoons BACARDI? 8 Rum
* 2 tablespoons honey
* 1 pinch salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Soup Directions: In a blender, pure yellow peppers, cantaloupe, scallions, hot red pepper, Minute Maid Orange Juice, BACARDI? rum, lime juice and salt.
2. Strain the soup through a sieve into a bowl and stir in yogurt.
3. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least two hours and up to 24 hours.
4. Shrimp and Serving Directions: Light charcoal fire or preheat stovetop grill pan. Thread shrimp onto skewers.
5. Combine rum, honey and salt into a small bowl. Grill shrimp 30 seconds per side. Brush generously with glaze and grill one minute longer.
6. Ladle cold soup into six chilled soup bowls. Garnish each bowl with three hot grilled shrimp and serve.
Source(s):
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chilled-mel...
yes they are even better if made the night before
Absolutely. In fact, they are better the next day. Gives time for the spices/flavors to mingle better.
For sure. But make sure you add the garnish (if you are using any, like herbs to decorate and stuff) before you serve. Frozen decorations look funny and tastes weird.
YES, AND COVER COMPLETELY, IN FRIDGE,ADD LEMON JUICE BEFORE SERVING,,NAMASTE