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Photo : from my point of view ( Shutterstock ) The top complaint I hear about soup is that it’s “not a meal,” and perhaps some of them aren’t. It’s true that some soups are watery and pathetic, but there’s an easy solution: If your soup is broth-based, chuck more stuff in there ; if your soup is of the creamy puréed persuasion (or a chowder), blend some stuff in there. My love for blending stuff into soups is fairly well- documented, especially when the stuff is burnt onions , but vegetables aren’t the only thing you can whir into creamy pot of soup. At the risk of going full Epic Bacon, I am going to suggest you get meaty with it and blend cooked bacon right into your soup. That’s right, we’re using meat as seasoning. We’ve done it before—remember charcuterie in the marinara ?—and I don’t see why we can’t do it again. A couple strips of bacon, blended into a pot of soup, will give it a smoky, salty, and meaty character without obscuring the other ingredients. Double that, and c...