All-time best soups
This focused cookbook from the experts at Cooks Illustrated presents a collection of the very best soup recipes. Each recipe is kitchen-tested to ensure exceptional flavor, surpassing even traditional family favorites. Discover ideal broths, hearty rustic soups, elegant purees, and global selections, making soup-making a delightful everyday experience.
This collection emphasizes rigorous testing and scientific principles to perfect classic and new soup recipes, often including explanations of why certain techniques or ingredients are chosen over others for optimal flavor and texture. It goes beyond simple recipes to teach the underlying culinary science.
While not exclusively vegetarian, the book features a significant number of vegetable-based soups and often provides guidance on how to adapt recipes to be meat-free, focusing on building deep flavors without relying solely on meat broths.
This book maintains the brand's signature detailed instructions and troubleshooting tips, but it is specifically focused on the art and science of soup making, offering a deeper dive into broths, stocks, and various soup categories than their more general cookbooks.