Do you use rues?

@laglen (19759)
United States
January 25, 2011 11:49am CST
To make soups or gravies? How do you make yours? do you use butter? oil? drippings? do you prefer flour? cornstarch? do you use water? broth. What is your technique? I make a lot of soups and so use rues all of the time. I do it different ways with different foods. Do you use only one way? Looking as always for new ideas.
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@hofferp (4734)
• United States
26 Jan 11
I usually only use Albertson's (in the can). On special occasions, I may use Campbell's or Progresso (in the can). I usually don't add anything to my soups, but water or milk. That's how I make my soups. I rarely, if ever, make gravies. Hey, at my party Saturday night, we had a soup party. I have the recipe for Southwestern pumpkin soup. You interested? I didn't get recipes for the others, but I could, and they were great! There was a pumpkin/curry, carrot/cashew, chicken/green chile, etc. Let me know.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
26 Jan 11
sounds interesting. My customers dont like new things but I might....
@laglen (19759)
• United States
27 Jan 11
thank you. I will pm you my email.
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
26 Jan 11
I'll see if I can scan and send the SW pumpkin. They really are great soups...even the carrot/cashew was surprisingly good.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
25 Jan 11
i like to make creme peas with a rue.. i use half the pea juice boiled down and flour to make my rue then i finish boiling down the peas and add the thickened rue to the pea mixture this is really good dont forget to let it thicken yummie while boiling down..
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
25 Jan 11
I have never made creamed peas, sounds interesting!
@thedaddym (1731)
• United States
25 Jan 11
Back when I used to cook for a restaurant I used to use them all of the time to make soups. My wife does most of the cooking these days but I know she does occasionally use rues to make her cream soups, although she makes more broth based soups then cream soups. She uses flour when she does that. She will use cornstarch for gravies and other sauces.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
25 Jan 11
That seems about normal. And the majority of soups I make are cream.