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post #1 of 9
8/7/06 at 9:34pm
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Can soup be thickened by cooking and then blending rice into it?:chef:
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post #2 of 9
8/8/06 at 8:03am
yes, i generaly use basmati
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post #3 of 9
8/8/06 at 8:39am
Yes, it can also be thickened that way with potato, or any other starch/starchy vegetable... (Rice flour, potato flour, pureed root vegetables, etc...)
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post #4 of 9
8/8/06 at 9:23am
As stated, yes. But it might not be what you're looking for.

what soups? What ratio of liquid to other ingredients?

What seasoning? Enough rice to thicken the soup can make it bland?

What about leftovers. The rice is going to continue to expand and absorb liquid. Is this acceptable?

Tell us more about how you intend to use it. It might be an awful solution even though it would thicken it.

Phil
more than taste fine
me eat it all the time
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post #5 of 9
8/8/06 at 12:43pm
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post #6 of 9
8/8/06 at 3:42pm
By all means you can thicken a soup by cooking rice in it and then blending. That is what defines a bisque.
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post #7 of 9
8/8/06 at 3:58pm
That's an ODD definition of Bisque....
more than taste fine
me eat it all the time
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post #8 of 9
8/8/06 at 4:53pm
Twenty years, a French chef told me that what defines a bisque is that it is a thick pureed soup thickened with rice. He said that over the years a lot of people had taken liberties with the term bisque, but the definition he gave me he said was taken from Escoffier. I had no reason to question him and have believed it to this day. Somewhat in suppport, here is a blurb from an article in Art Culinaire; 9/22/2001:"In Escoffier's view, bisques fell into the "puree" family, a category in which a puree of the main ingredient formed the base, and rice, bread, or starchy vegetables the body."
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post #9 of 9
8/8/06 at 9:53pm
Never seen it done with rice.

Interesting.

Phil
more than taste fine
me eat it all the time
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