Por mucho que remueva la sopa, no consigo que quede igual de cremosa que la de mi madre.

Por mucho que is a fixed expression meaning no matter how much, however much, or even if I do it a lot.

So:

Por mucho que remueva la sopa...
= No matter how much I stir the soup...

It introduces a kind of concession: the speaker says that even if they do something a lot, the result still does not change.

You will often see this structure with a subjunctive verb:

• Por mucho que estudie, no apruebo.
  = No matter how much I study, I don’t pass.
• Por mucho que lo intentes, no saldrá.
  = No matter how much you try, it won’t work.

Because after por mucho que, Spanish normally uses the subjunctive.

The verb here is remover and remueva is the present subjunctive, first person singular:

• Indicative: yo remuevo = I stir
• Subjunctive: yo remueva

So:

• Remuevo la sopa = I stir the soup
• Por mucho que remueva la sopa... = No matter how much I stir the soup...

This is not talking about a simple fact; it is part of a concessive structure, which is why the subjunctive appears.

Here remover la sopa means to stir the soup.

In everyday usage, both remover and revolver can sometimes be used for stirring, but remover is very common for moving food or liquid around with a spoon or similar utensil.

Depending on region and context:

• remover = to stir, move around
• revolver = to stir, mix around, but also to rummage through or to upset/disorder

Examples:

• Remueve la salsa. = Stir the sauce.
• No revuelvas mis papeles. = Don’t rummage through my papers.

So in this sentence, remover is the natural cooking verb.

Because conseguir que + subjunctive is a very common structure.

Conseguir means to manage, to succeed in, or to get something to happen. When it is followed by que and another clause, that second verb normally goes in the subjunctive.

So:

• No consigo que quede...
  = I can’t get it to turn out... = I can’t manage to make it...

Examples:

• Consigo que me escuchen. = I manage to get them to listen to me.
• No consigo que funcione. = I can’t get it to work.

So quede is subjunctive because it depends on consigo que.

Here quedar does not mean to stay in the usual basic sense. In cooking and descriptions of results, quedar often means:

• to turn out
• to end up
• to come out

So:

que quede igual de cremosa
= for it to turn out just as creamy
= for it to come out equally creamy

Why not sea?

• sea cremosa would describe the soup’s quality more directly: that it be creamy
• quede cremosa focuses more on the result after the process: that it ends up / turns out creamy

In cooking Spanish, quedar is extremely natural:

• La tortilla ha quedado muy bien. = The omelette turned out very well.
• La salsa quedó demasiado espesa. = The sauce turned out too thick.

This is the standard Spanish pattern for equality comparisons with adjectives:

igual de + adjective + que

So:

• igual de cremosa que la de mi madre
  = just as creamy as my mother’s

More examples:

• Es igual de alto que su hermano. = He is just as tall as his brother.
• Esta tarea es igual de difícil que la otra. = This task is just as difficult as the other one.

English learners sometimes want to say tan... como here. That can also express comparison, but igual de + adjective + que is very common and natural.

Because Spanish often omits a repeated noun when it is obvious from context.

Here la stands for la sopa.

So:

• la de mi madre
  literally = my mother’s one naturally = my mother’s soup

This is a very common Spanish pattern:

• Prefiero la azul. = I prefer the blue one.
• La de Juan es mejor. = Juan’s one is better / Juan’s is better.
• El coche de Ana es nuevo, pero el de Luis no. = Ana’s car is new, but Luis’s isn’t.

So la de mi madre is a very natural way to avoid repeating la sopa.

Both are possible, but mi madre sounds a bit more neutral or standard, while mi mamá sounds more affectionate and more directly like my mum/mom.

In Spain, madre is very common in general statements like this:

• la comida de mi madre
• la tortilla de mi madre
• la sopa de mi madre

If the speaker wanted a warmer, more intimate tone, they might say mi madre or mi mamá depending on personal style and region. Here mi madre sounds perfectly natural.

Not exactly.

Conseguir here means to manage to, to succeed in, or to be able to achieve a result.

So:

• No puedo hacerlo = I can’t do it
• No consigo hacerlo / no consigo que quede bien = I can’t manage to do it / I can’t get it to turn out well

No consigo often suggests that the speaker has tried repeatedly, but still cannot achieve the desired result.

In this sentence, that nuance fits very well:

• No consigo que quede igual de cremosa...
  = I can’t manage to get it to turn out just as creamy...

That sounds more expressive than simply no puedo.

The present tense here expresses a general, current situation:

• Every time I try, this happens.
• This is my present experience.

So:

• Por mucho que remueva la sopa, no consigo...
  = No matter how much I stir the soup, I can’t manage...

It is not describing one single finished event in the past. It is describing an ongoing problem or repeated experience.

If the speaker were talking about one specific past attempt, Spanish might use past forms, for example:

• Por mucho que removí la sopa, no conseguí que quedara igual de cremosa que la de mi madre.

That would mean: No matter how much I stirred the soup, I couldn’t get it to turn out as creamy as my mother’s.

Here cremosa means creamy in texture, especially in food.

It usually refers to something that is:

• smooth
• rich
• soft in texture
• thick in a pleasant way

For soup, cremosa suggests the soup has a smooth, velvety consistency.

Related words:

• crema = cream
• cremoso/a = creamy

Examples:

• Un arroz muy cremoso = A very creamy rice dish
• Una salsa cremosa = A creamy sauce

So in this sentence, the speaker wants the soup to have the same rich, smooth texture as their mother’s.

No. A very literal word-for-word translation would sound unnatural in English.

Even though the pieces are:

• por = by/for
• mucho = much
• que = that

the expression por mucho que must be understood as a whole.

The natural English translations are:

• No matter how much I stir the soup, I can’t get it as creamy as my mother’s.
• However much I stir the soup, I can’t get it to turn out as creamy as my mother’s.
• Even if I stir the soup a lot, I can’t get it as creamy as my mother’s.

So this is a good example of why fixed expressions should be learned as chunks, not translated word by word.