Carrot Potato Soup Food

SPICY CARROT AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or casserole pan.
• Fry the chopped raw vegetables gently on a medium heat for about 5 minutes until slightly softened.
• Sprinkle over the cumin, coriander and chilli powder and stir into the veg, cook gently for another minute.
• Pour in the vegetable stock.
• Bring up to the boil and then simmer for 20 minutes until the veg is tender.
• Use a stick blender in the pan to blend the soup or transfer to a food processor and blend to a smooth consistancy. You may need to add more boiled hot water at this point if too thick.
• Taste and season as required with salt and pepper.
• Serve with crusty bread and a twist of black pepper.

CARROT & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onions& garlic in margarine until tender.
• Add chicken broth, carrots, potatoes, Italian seasoning and bay leaf.
• Simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 20-25 minutes .
• Discard bay leaf and puree soup.
• Season with salt& pepper.

CREAMY POTATO-CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Add broth, carrots, potatoes, apple and bay leaf to the pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
• Working in batches, if necessary, pour the soup into a blender. Secure the lid on the blender, remove the center piece to allow steam to escape and place a clean towel over the opening. Process until smooth, 45 seconds to 1 minute. (Alternatively, puree soup in the pot with an immersion blender until smooth. Use caution when blending hot liquids.) Return the soup to the pot and stir in lemon juice and 1/2 cup half-and-half. Top each serving with celery leaves, if desired, and drizzle each with 1 teaspoon half-and-half.

CARROT SOUP WITH POTATOES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over low heat. When the butter begins to foam, add the onion; cook until the onion begins to turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken broth, carrots, potatoes, herbes de Provence, thyme, and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper. Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil; reduce heat again to low and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Securing the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, start to blend using a few quick pulses before allowing to blend continually; puree in batches until smooth. Divide into eight soup bowls; garnish each portion with about 1/2 tablespoon heavy cream and a sprig of parsley.

POTATO, CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until golden, about 15 minutes. Add carrots and parsnips and cook 10 minutes. Add 2 cans of broth, potatoes, parsley and thyme. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Puree half of soup in processor. Mix puree into remaining soup in pot. Stir in milk and Sherry. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer, thinning with additional broth, if desired. Ladle into bowls and serve.

CREAMY CARROT AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Move onion mixture to side of pan; add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to open space in pan. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 1 minute or until butter begins to brown. Add sweet potatoes, 3 1/2 cups water, broth, and carrot; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Place half of soup mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining soup mixture. Stir in half-and-half, salt, and pepper. Ladle about 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with about 2 teaspoons sour cream and 3/4 teaspoon parsley.

CURRIED-CARROT-POTATO-SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and chop carrots and potatoes into small chunks. Slice the onions, mince the garlic.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot (I use cast-iron). Add the garlic, the curry powder, caraway seeds and the onions and saute for some minutes until lightly browned. Add the potatoes and carrots and saute on medium heat for another 10 minutes.
• Add the broth, cover and let simmer for about 35-40 minutes or until all veggies are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Puree soup using a hand held blender until it has the desired consistency-I like it to be still chunky (add more broth if needed).
• Serve with some warm bread of your choice.

LEEK, POTATO AND CARROT SOUP.

Steps:

• Peel your potatoes and cut them into small chunks. Put them in a big pan. Cut the dark green off the leek as well as a slice of the bottom. Wash thoroughly to get all the dirt off. Cut them into thin slices.
• Peel the carrots and thinly cube them. Add all vegetables to the pan along with the butter and oil. Turn the heat to medium then when the butter has melted turn to low.
• Leave the vegetables to cook for ten 10 minutes. Boil the water and add the stock cube stir until dissolved. Add to pan. Along with the salt and pepper. Leave for 2 minutes then add the milk.
• Bring the heat to medium and let it boil. Turn heat down and let it cook for another 15 minutes.
• From here you can either leave it chunky or you could blend it with a hand held blender till smooth.

WINTER WARMER CARROT, CELERY AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil.
• Saute the onions till soft.
• Add the celery and the potato.
• Saute for a minute or so.
• Add the carrots.
• Lower the heat and cook covered for 10 minutes. Keep stirring every 3-4 minutes so that it doesn't stick to the pot.
• Add the 2 cups of vegetable stock.
• Add the herbs rubbing them between your fingers to make the more fragrant.
• Stir in the cumin, turmeric and paprika.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Let it cool then blend it in a blender or food processer.
• Stir in the milk.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CARROT, POTATO, AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the carrots, potatoes, onion, cabbage, garlic, chicken stock, olive oil, thyme, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper in a stock pot over medium-high heat; bring to a simmer and cook until the carrots are tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a blender in small batches and blend until smooth.