Carrot Soup With Thyme And Fennel From Stephanie Fine Food

CARROT SOUP WITH THYME AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add carrots, onion, leek, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon thyme and fennel seeds; stir to coat. Cover; cook until onion is translucent, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add 5 cups broth. Bring to simmer. Cover partially; simmer until carrots are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly. Working in batches, purée soup in blender. Return to pan. Thin to desired consistency with more broth. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and chill.)
• Bring soup to simmer. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with additional thyme.

CARROT FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in lowest position.
• Chop enough fennel fronds to measure 1 tablespoon and reserve. Discard stalks and remaining fronds. Slice bulbs 1/4 inch thick and toss with carrots, onion, garlic, 3 tablespoons oil, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread in a 4-sided sheet pan and roast, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Blend half of vegetables in a blender with broth until very smooth. Transfer to a medium saucepan. Repeat with remaining vegetables and water. Thin to desired consistency with extra water and simmer 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, finely grind fennel seeds in grinder and stir into remaining 2 tablespoons oil. 3Serve soup drizzled with fennel oil and sprinkled with reserved fronds.

CARROT FENNEL MYSTERY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly toast the fennel seed in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the carrots, pear, sweet potato, russet potato, mushrooms, curry powder, and turmeric to the fennel seed; cook and stir until everything is evenly coated in oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the vegetable broth over the mixture. Stir the rice, flax seed, bay leaves, and parsley into the broth; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the rice and vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the mixture moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot and return to heat.
• Stir the lemon juice and white pepper into the mixture; cook until thoroughly reheated, about 5 minutes.

FENNEL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add fennel, carrots, celery, leeks, thyme, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften but do not brown, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Pour broth into the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all of the vegetables are cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove the thyme stems and bay leaf. Puree soup using an immersion blender.

CARROT SOUP WITH THYME AND FENNEL FROM STEPHANIE FINE

Steps:

• see above

ROASTED CARROT-FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F with rack in lowest position.
• Chop enough fennel fronds to measure 1 T and reserve. Discard stalks and remaining fronds. Slice bulbs 1/4" thick and toss with carrots, onion, garlic, 3 T olive oil, sugar. salt, and pepper. Spread in a 10" x 13" baking pan that has been lined with parchment paper and roast, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are browned and tender, appx. 30-45 minutes.
• When vegetables are done, remove from oven and cool slightly. Place vegetables in a large soup kettle and add vegetable broth. Using a hand blender, blend vegetables and broth together until very smooth. (Alternately, you can blend the vegetables and broth in a blender in batches, and transfer to a soup kettle when blended.) Thin with water if needed.
• Over medium heat, bring soup just to boiling, and then lower heat to keep warm until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, finely grind fennel seeds in a spice or coffee grinder and stir into remaining 2 T olive oil.
• Serve soup drizzled with fennel oil and sprinkled with reserved chopped fronds.
• (Note: fennel oil can be made up to two days ahead and kept at room temperature until ready to serve.).

CARROT-AND-FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart heavy saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter until foamy. Add the fennel slices and cook, stirring, until softened. Add the carrots and garlic and cook another minute. Pour in 6 cups of water and season with salt. Simmer, covered, until the carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the orange juice, sour cream and reserved fennel fronds. Use the back of a spoon to mash some of the carrots and fennel, but leave the soup chunky. Season with salt and pepper.

CARROT, FENNEL, AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart heavy saucepan cook fennel bulb in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened and beginning to turn golden. Add carrots and garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and salt and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until carrots are very tender.
• In a blender purée mixture in batches with orange juice, sour cream, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth, transferring to another heavy saucepan. Heat soup, stirring, just until heated through (do not let boil).
• Serve soup garnished with chervil leaves or fennel fronds.

FENNEL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Trim tops& bottoms of fennel bulbs.
• Save a few green fronds& chop for garnish.
• Thinly slice bulbs, you should have about 4 cups sliced fennel.
• In large saucepan, saute sliced fennel, onions, carrots in the olive oil until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, cover& bring to a simmer about 20-25 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Remove from heat& puree with an immersion blender right in saucepan or in a food processor or add to a blender.
• May take a couple of batches.
• Transfer each batch to a clean saucepan.
• Serve with sprinkle of chopped fennel fronds& cracked black pepper.

CARROT THYME SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with the oil in pan.
• Saute the onion and garlic in mixture till onions are limp.
• Add carrots and toss to coat.
• Add stock, champagne, thyme, parsley and sugar. Simmer till carrots are crisp-tender.
• Puree in small batches and return to pan.
• Reheat and season with salt and pepper. Add more sugar if needed.