Preparation & CookingQuestion 188 of 320
A recipe for chicken tortilla soup calls for 2 gallons of water. How can the cook use this recipe detail to speed up cooling?
a.Boil the water separately and add it just before service
b.Reduce the water so there is less volume to cool
c.Prepare the soup concentrated with less water, then add ice as the final ingredient so it cools the batch as it melts
d.Freeze the finished soup immediately after cooking
Explanation
Using ice as an ingredient is an approved cooling method. The soup is cooked concentrated, and the water in the recipe is added at the end as ice, which absorbs heat as it melts and drops the batch temperature quickly without diluting the recipe beyond its intended formula.
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