Greetings to everyone!!!

Welcome to Steemit Learning Challenge Season 26. I would like to thank @steemitblog for giving me this opportunity. In this course we will explore the different Appitizers every week, their spices, their cooking style, and a food recipe that is the most popular.

Introduction to Appetizers

Appetizers are used to stimulate hunger; they are small in portion and savory dishes. They are served before the main course and set the tone for the culinary experience to come. Appetizers enhance the beauty of your table and give a good impression, especially if we talk about gatherings. You can show your innovative creativity by adding different ingredients and presentations; in short, appetizers offer endless opportunities for creativity and experimentation in the kitchen.

In preparing appetizers, many techniques are used, including grilling, roasting, sautéing, and baking, as well as smart uses of ingredients, presentation, and garnishes to make them more attractive. By understanding the different types of appetizers and cooking techniques, you can create delicious and memorable dishes that delight your guests and make your table attractive.

There are different types of appetizers like hot , cold, fried ,baked ,savory, finger etc. They may categories on cooking techniques , ingredients and presentation.

As appetizers serve before meal so their portion must be keep in mind and should be less. Appetizers must be presentable. Fresh ingredients must be used that make them . Colourful ingredients must be used in appetizers to make them more appealing.

Today I'm sharing soup that are used as hot appetizers. A variety of soups can be made and served as appetizers but serving size should be small.

Lets start today's recipe.

Today I'm sharing two different soups recipes. You can make any one that you like. For making soups first you have to make a stock. From stock you can make different soups by adding different ingredients and spices.

Chicken Stock:

A simple chicken stock can be made by taking chicken with bones or boneless, simmer it for 25-30 min on low flame. Some species like ginger garlic paste, salt and black pepper can be added with chicken. I made normally chicken stock by this method. You can make chicken stock as you like.

By using chicken stock you can make verity of soups by adding different ingredients.

Chicken Corn Soup :

Ingredients:

Ingredients:
-Chicken & vegetable stock 6 cups
-Chicken boiled & shredded 1 & ½ cup
-Cream of corn or sweet corn boiled 1 & ½ cup
-Salt 1 tsp or to taste
-Water 1 cup + corn flour 4-5 tbs
-Egg whites 2
-Salt to taste
-Black pepper powder to taste
-Soy sauce to taste
-Vinegar to taste

Directions:

-In a pot add chicken stock and bring it to boil.
-Add chicken and corn and cook for 8-10 mins.
-Add salt.

-Mix corn flour in water and add gradually. Cook until desired thickness.
-Beat 2 egg whites and add while stirring continuously.

-Chicken corn soup is ready.
-Serve with soy sauce, vinegar, salt & pepper, chili sauce as per taste.

^{Chicken Corn Soup}

Hot And Sour Soup :

Ingredients:

Ingredients:
-Cooking oil 2 tbs
-Garlic chopped 1 tbs
-Ginger chopped 1 tbs
-Green chilli chopped 3-4
-Chicken boneless cut into thin stripes 250g
-Chicken Stock 2 liter
-Salt 1 tsp or to taste
-Black pepper powder 1 tsp
-Vinegar 2 tbs
-Lemon juice 3-4 tbs
-Soy sauce 2-3 tbs
-Cabbage shredded 1 & ½ Cup
-Carrots julienne 1 Cup
-Green herbs (Cilantro/Basil/Parsley/Coriander) chopped 2-3 tbs
-Green onion leaves chopped ¼ Cup
-Cornflour 5-6 tbs or as required
-Water ½ Cup or as required
-Eggs whisked 2
-Black pepper crushed

Directions :

-In a pot,add cooking oil,garlic,ginger & mix well.
-Add green chillies & mix well.
-Add chicken and mix well until it changes color.

-Add stock & mix well.
-Add salt,black pepper powder,vinegar,lemon juice,soy sauce,mix well & bring it to boil.
-Add cabbage,carrots, green herbs, mix well & cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes.

-Add green onion leaves and mix well.
-In cornflour,add water and whisk well.
-Now add dissolved conrflour,mix well and cook on medium low flame until desired consistency (approx. 2 minutes).
-Add whisked eggs,stir gently & cook for a minute.

-Sprinkle black pepper crushed,green onion leaves & serve!

^{Hot And Sour Soup}

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For students task

1. Do you agree "Appetizers are used to stimulate hunger"??? (1 Mark)

2. Make one of the recipes that are shared in the course with a detailed step-by-step procedure along with images. (6 Marks)

3. List the prices of the ingredients you buy for making the recipe. (prices in your local currency and in STEEM).(1 Mark)

4. Share the health benefits of the ingredients used in the recipe. (1 Mark)

1. One mark for excellent presentation .

Rules and criteria:

✓ The post can be written on your blog or any community.

✓ The title of your post must be: SLC26-W1 // "Introduction Of Appetizers"

✓ Use your own images, plagiarism and use of AI are prohibited, the publication must contain a minimum of 300 words.

✓ Make sure to use the tags #worldofappitizers-s26w1 , #learnwhitsteem #steemexclusive #food and your country tag. (example, #pakistan)

✓ Include a handwritten identification sign next to your food, containing the user name and date .

✓ Invite at least three friends to participate: @lirvic , @shiftitamanna , @sualeha .

✓ Leave the link to your post in the comments section.

✓ Any language is accepted.

✓ Promote on social networks like X.

✓ This contest will be open for 7 days starting at 00:00 UTC on Monday, August 11, 2025, 00:00 UTC to Sunday, February 23, 2025, 23:59 UTC.

Rewards:

SC01/SC02 will evaluate posts across all participating teaching teams. Upvotes are not guaranteed for all articles.

At the end of the week, top 6 users will be nominated based on content quality and presentation not on comment count.

Best regards
@suboohi