Soups

Gordon Ramsay’s minestrone soup is a fast, chunky Italian vegetable soup with potato, carrot, savoy cabbage, broken spaghetti and Parmesan, ready in under 25 minutes. It’s one of the simplest recipes in his collection and everything cooks in a single pan. This is his Quick Minestrone from Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food, and the same principles …

Gordon Ramsay’s sweetcorn soup is chunky, smoky and warming, made with smoked streaky bacon, creamed corn, whole sweet corn kernels, potatoes and leek, simmered in chicken stock and milk for 15 minutes. It serves 4 to 6 and he calls it his ultimate 50p lunch. This is his Smoky Bacon, Sweetcorn and Potato Soup from …

Gordon Ramsay’s mushroom soup is earthy, rich and silky, made with chestnut mushrooms and dried porcini cooked until the pan is completely dry, then blended with crème fraîche and a knob of cold butter for that restaurant-smooth finish. It takes about 40 minutes and serves 4. I built this recipe from how Ramsay handles mushrooms …

Gordon Ramsay’s butternut squash soup is spiced, warming and thick with red lentils, made with 1kg of squash, coconut cream, cumin, ginger, chilli and curry leaves, blended smooth and ready in about 30 minutes. It’s a proper meal in a bowl, not a light starter. This is his Spiced Squash and Lentil Soup from Quick …

Gordon Ramsay’s pumpkin soup is smooth, velvety and rich, made by roasting a whole pumpkin with garlic and rosemary until the flesh caramelises, then blending it with Parmesan, cream and a knob of butter. Topped with sautéed wild mushrooms and Parmesan shavings, it serves 6 in about 90 minutes. This is from his Ultimate Cookery …

Gordon Ramsay’s chicken noodle soup is aromatic, clean and deeply savoury, built on a broth of poached chicken thighs, dried shiitake mushrooms, ginger, star anise and Shaoxing rice wine, ready in about 25 minutes. The noodles hold their bite because they never touch the broth pot. This is his Chicken and Shiitake Noodle Soup from …

Gordon Ramsay’s roasted tomato soup is creamy, smoky and rich, made by searing 1.5kg of ripe tomatoes on the hob then roasting them in the oven until the edges char and the sugars concentrate. It’s finished with cream and a punchy sundried tomato pesto that takes it from comfort food to something you’d pay £12 …

Gordon Ramsay’s French onion soup is rich, aromatic and built on a kilo of onions cooked low and slow for 40 minutes until they’re meltingly soft, then finished with dry cider, chicken stock and a drizzle of cream. It’s topped with Lincolnshire Poacher cheese melted on sourdough croutons. Ramsay doesn’t make a classic French onion …

Gordon Ramsay’s pea and mint soup is vibrant green, silky smooth and ready in under 10 minutes. It’s made with frozen peas, fresh mint and crème fraîche, topped with crispy prosciutto that shatters when you dip your spoon through it. This is his Pea and Mint Soup with Prosciutto from Fast Food. The technique that …

Gordon Ramsay’s broccoli soup is bright green, velvety and made from one ingredient: broccoli boiled in salted water for three and a half minutes, then blended with the cooking liquid. No stock, no cream, no onion. He calls it “easy beyond belief” and it’s ready in 10 minutes. This comes from Make It Easy and …