Soups

Gordon Ramsay’s asparagus soup is a bright, vibrant green purée made by sweating asparagus in butter with shallots and garlic, then blending it smooth and finishing with cream and lemon juice. The tips are sautéed separately and served on top. It takes about 25 minutes and the colour stays vivid because the asparagus never boils. …

Gordon Ramsay’s lentil soup is a warmly spiced bowl of red lentils simmered with cumin, garam masala, ginger and turmeric until they break down into a thick, earthy purée that only takes about 30 minutes from pan to table. Half gets blended smooth while the rest stays chunky, so every spoonful has both texture and …

Gordon Ramsay’s white bean soup is a silky, velvety purée of haricot beans finished with double cream and cold butter, topped with sautéed tiger prawns and chives. He calls it terre et mer: land and sea in one bowl. It serves 4 and the beans need soaking overnight. This is his Haricot Soup with Tiger …

Gordon Ramsay’s seafood bisque is a proper crowd-feeder, made with mussels, monkfish and red mullet in a rich saffron and cayenne broth, deglazed with brandy, reduced with white wine and strained silky smooth. It serves 10 and comes from the Cooking for a Crowd chapter of Make It Easy. This is his actual published bisque, …

Gordon Ramsay’s lobster bisque is rich, silky and deeply savoury, built by simmering lobster shells with fennel, star anise, saffron and cayenne, deglazed with brandy and white wine, then blended and strained through a fine chinois until completely smooth. The lobster meat goes in at the very end so it stays tender. Serves 4, about …

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 …