If you want the soup to be really tasty, always use current seasonal vegetables, it simply cannot be skimped on. If you add Czech vegetables to it, then you are sure it will be tastier. Such vegetables, unlike imported ones, can be harvested at full ripeness.
If you want a really strong vegetable soup, invest time in preparing a strong vegetable broth from root vegetables, garlic, and onions with skins. But then use new, fresh vegetables in the soup.
You can achieve a nice golden color in vegetable soup by sautéing grated or chopped carrots in butter. This releases fat-soluble vitamins and carotene. The soup will gain a pleasant sweet taste and great color.
Chop sauerkraut, shredded cabbage, and other larger vegetables before adding them to the soup. It will save your festive tablecloth and your guests’ clothing.
In a really delicate soup, pieces of butter are essential, it simply cannot be skimped on.
Add fresh herbs, chives, or parsley, of course well washed, only to the plate. If you are keeping the soup for the next day, chop fresh herbs. The color and taste will definitely be better.
For a good broth, use a fresh marrow bone and also a piece of beef. The bone adds strength, but the meat adds flavor. Always put the bone and meat to cook for the broth in cold water. You can mix the cooked marrow with chives, soaked bread roll, egg, and cook wonderful marrow dumplings in the soup.
Forget about flour with water or instant prefabricates. In a festive Czech soup, a roux made from plain flour on butter is essential; for goulash soup, cabbage soup, or tripe soup, use lard. You can also thicken the soup with crumbled bread or pass part of the cooked vegetables through a sieve.
If you are preparing a cream soup, do not skimp on quality cream. Whisk it into the blended or sieved soup with a whisk or hand mixer. The soup will be smooth and fluffy.
In cream soups, a poached egg is ideal, but you can also add croutons from white bread, roasted pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Slices of garlic sautéed until golden in a little butter also fit perfectly.
