Soup is life in a pot according to the actor and cookbook author.

Turns out, Stanley Tucci is a soup lover tooand a diehard one at that.

It can be served hot or cold.

a photo of Stanley Tucci

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It can be cooked fast or slow.

It can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

It can be vegetarian, vegan, paleo, pescatarian, or carnivorian.

It can be simple or complex.

It comforts, it soothes, it refreshes, and it restores.

Soup is life in a pot.

Here are Tuccis six life-changing tips for making soup.

Make the Most of Seasonal Produce

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However, carving out time to make your own can be tricky.

Tucci has a life-changing tip for this too: Use some of your leftover soup!

This way, nothing goes to wasteespecially not your meal-prep time.

However, that long simmer is the secret to taking amehtomato soup to lick-the-bowl-clean status.

With that in mind, Ill always give my tomato soup ample time to mellow out.

Deep-frying your herbs, though?

That sounds like a restaurant-level upgrade.

Using this technique ensures that the pasta is always perfectly al dentea must for any Italian.