Batch-Made VARIETY Soups - in Minimal Preparation Time

I have absolutely nothing in common with The Shrimp, I use none of the advice/information he gives me and yet I watch (and thoroughly enjoy) every single one of his videos!! Just something extremely endearing about the him! Keep up the excellent content on your way to a million subs my friend!!

Soup was the very first meal I learnt to make as a tween - when the folks were out of an evening, I'd raid the fridge and cabinets. Start with an onion and a potato... add whatever looked like it needed using up, finish with a slice of bread and some cheese. I had some real successes, and some real failures along the way but it was quick, cheap and easy... and meant I could pocket the tenner I was given to buy a takeaway in order to afford that CD or book I wanted! (And no... this was not neglectful parenting! I was old enough and mature enough to not need a babysitter, and really enjoyed those evenings learning to take care of myself... really gave me a leg up when I left home.)

Ive been making soup for 40-odd years, but it never occurred to me to batch-cook the vegetables and make different soups. Such a simple yet clever idea! Thank you!

I think the essence of Atomic Shrimp is thinking critically about things that for the most part, many people don't think critically about. I enjoy it because I'm the same type of person, and these videos just make a great deal of sense to me, as well as being enlightening and interesting.

"I hope to see you again soup" made me genuinely question whether I was going mad and hearing things. Well played sir.

I have watched A LOT of meal prep videos. most just don't fit our lifestyle. I just can't eat the same reheated leftovers every day. This looks like an amazing idea! I will try this! Thank you

The potato one actually IS a chowder. A 'chowder' is a type of soup or stew often prepared with milk or cream and thickened with broken crackers, crushed ship biscuit, or a roux. Variations of chowder can be seafood or vegetable.

I'm a "make a big pot of soup every week and freeze it" sort of girl. In the freezer at the moment I have Mulligatawny, Carrot Potage & Broccoli (the last gets Stilton crumbled in at the reheating stage). Today I'm making Minestrone and next week (probably) Borscht.

I have been single for most of my adult life, and cooking for one without creating a mass of waste is always a challenge. I've always engineered left overs into soup or stews (basically the same thing!) just to avoid throwing away half of the food I buy. I bought an electric pressure cooker and that makes cooking up bones for stock and pulses for soups a lot quicker too.

Simple, and genius. I wish more things in life were so. Love the precice garnishing of the Mini Cheddars. I have found that their blue cheese varieties have to be eaten really fresh, otherwise, unlike a lot of snack foods, the flavour fades quickly, even in those little bags, which is a shame.

"I hope to see you again soup" really got me, just wasn't expecting it especially with how casually it's said

I made a LOT of soup, but like you mentioned, I invariably end up either freezing some of it or eating the same soup for a few days, which can get a tad boring. I absolutely LOVE your idea and can't wait to try it out!

As a Hungarian, soup is absolutely the basis of our nation. Most of us eat soup daily, regardless of season. Parsnip is an excellent and very underrated vegetable for soups. Very interesting video and method Mr shrimp, I've never would have thought about making soups like that.

As someone who is getting into food prep for the days my legs are working well enough to get decent work done. These are appreciated.

We use the first method, make a large batch for several kids of soup so there is a selection in the freezer. We also try and make the soups slightly plain and slightly under seasoned so that condiments can be added fresh to change the flavour a bit.

I really loved the tiny sprig of basil placed ever so carefully with tweezers on top of the Wee Cheddars bag. 👌

I always enjoy your videos because they are always a wonderful exercise in creativity and I've always seen you shine when you limit yourself. I have a personal challenge for you. I would like to see what you can achieve when you only have a limited set of kitchen tools and space. For the past 2 years I have been living in a studio without a full kitchen. I have no stove or oven, but I do have a single burner hotplate, a small toaster oven approximately two slices of bread wide and a loaf of bread tall, a kettle, a rice cooker, a microwave, and an electric Instant Pot. I am limited for space for perishables as I only have a minifridge that does have a "freezer" compartment but I put freezer in quotes as it more often than not keeps the frozen good at a temperature just barely above freezing so keeping frozen goods around is not always a good idea. I also have access to a grocery store right across the street from my workplace so picking up daily groceries for what I want to prepare for the next 24 to 48 hours is always within reach. Even with the limitations of not having a stove, oven, a full fridge or freezer I am confident in being able to make almost any meal imaginable as long as I work efficiently and not host any dinner parties. I have lived with less in the past too! You wouldn't believe what you can make for yourself with only a mug, a single set of cutlery, a microwave, an electric kettle, and a minifridge. I look forward to seeing what restrictions you set for yourself and how you go about creating daily meals with it.

Despite it's drawbacks, I'm a big fan of the perpetual stew pot. After adding new ingredients and recooking several times the broth becomes rich and deep.

I'm going through a divorce so I'm learning to cook all over again, and tips like these are exactly what I need. Love your videos!

I just want to say how much your videos have been helping with my anxiety. I’m in the “it gets worst before it gets better” stage of my new anxiety meds and I’m truly thankful for your calming qualities