Carrot Soup With Orange Tarragon Food

CARROT SOUP WITH ORANGE & TARRAGON

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute carrots and onion in butter for 8-10 minutes or until onion is tender. Add the broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until carrots are very tender. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to pan; stir in the orange juice, brandy and minced tarragon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with tarragon sprigs before serving.

CARROT SOUP WITH ORANGE AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add carrots and onion; sauté until onion is soft, about 8 minutes. Add broth; cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat, uncover, and simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until very smooth. Return soup to pot. Stir in orange juice, brandy, and chopped tarragon. Simmer 5 minutes for flavors to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish soup with tarragon sprigs and serve.

SIMPLE CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine carrots, chicken broth, and onion in a large pot. Pour enough water into the pot to assure the ingredients are covered; add garlic, thyme, and tarragon.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture until the carrots are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and cool soup for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender or mash vegetables with a potato masher and whisk the soup until smooth.
• Return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. Stir cream through the soup.

CARROT-ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat and cook carrots, onions, and ginger until softened, about 5 minutes. Dust with flour and cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add broth, cover, and simmer until carrots are soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with sea salt and white pepper.
• Puree carrot soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Zest 1 orange until you get about 1 teaspoon zest. Juice both oranges.
• Stir orange juice and creme fraiche into the soup and heat over medium-low heat, but do not boil. Stir in orange zest and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pistachios.

ORANGE-SCENTED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the carrots and the onion and sweat until the mixture starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, orange zest and oregano and cook until fragrant, another 1 to 2 minutes. Raise the heat and deglaze the pan with white wine. Add the stock and water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the carrots are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool the mixture for about 5 minutes before processing.
• Process the soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour into serving bowls and swirl in a heaping teaspoon of sour cream before serving.

CARROT-ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• Skin and cut into 1/4 inch rounds approximately 5 cups of carrots.
• Add to Slow Cooker.
• NOTE: a food processor can really speed the chopping in this recipe.
• Chop one onion finely and add to Cooker.
• Add broth and orange juice.
• Add optional ginger if desired- makes soup tangy.
• Heat on low for 10-11 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
• When carrots are tender, blend to a smooth consistency.
• Add whipping cream, s and stir until creamy.
• NOTE: Excellent first course or lunch with salad and roll.

CARROT AND TARRAGON SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over moderate heat.
• Add the olive oil, onion and garlic and saute for a few minutes.
• Add the carrot to the pan and toss together until well coated.
• Add the lengths of fresh tarragon and toss together.
• Add a little salt and pepper, lower the heat and cover the vegetables with a piece of buttered wax paper or parchment paper.
• Press it down on top of the vegetables.
• Cover and let the vegetables cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and the paper, add the broth and bring to a boil.
• Cook vegetables until soft.
• Remove and discard the tarragon stems.
• Using a hand-held blender or regular blender or food processor, blend the vegetables to a puree.
• When smooth, add the cream and reheat until quite hot.
• Serve with a little fresh tarragon for garnish.