Curried Pear Soup Food

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membrane. Place squash halves, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet. Roast in preheated oven until very soft, about 45 minutes. Scoop the pulp from the peel, and reserve.
• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, ginger, curry powder, and salt. Cook and stir until the onion is soft, about 10 minutes. Pour the chicken broth into the pot, and bring to a boil. Stir in the pears and the reserved squash, and simmer until the pears are very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender. Puree in batches until smooth. Return the soup to the pot, stir in the half and half, and reheat.

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the butter into a large (4 to 6-quart) saucepan over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to sweat for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, making certain not to allow onions or garlic to brown.
• Add the peas, chicken broth and curry powder. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a simmer until the peas are tender and not holding their shape any longer, approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Using care and a stick blender, puree the soup until the desired consistency. Watch out for hot splatters.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent. Stir in the curry powder. Add the chopped carrots, and stir until the carrots are coated. Pour in the vegetable broth, and simmer until the carrots are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the carrots and broth to a blender, and puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot, and thin with water to your preferred consistency.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 40-50 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly; scoop out flesh and set aside., In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the curry, garlic, ginger and salt; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, pears and squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Cool slightly., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Return all to the pan; add cream and heat through. Top with balsamic vinegar and chives if desired.

CURRIED PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. Saute pears, onion, leek and garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add flour and curry powder, stir well, and saute another 2 minutes until pears soften.
• Add white wine and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until pears are very soft, 15-20 minutes. Puree with immersion blender.
• In small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute scallion in butter 2 minutes, or until tender. Add sesame oil and honey. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt.
• Serve each bowl of soup with a tablespoon of the yogurt topping.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 onion and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add curry and stir 30 seconds.
• Add 4 cups broth and peas and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer until peas are very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Puree in blender in batches.
• Thin with more broth if desired.
• Mix yogurt, cilantro and red onion in small bowl.
• Cover; chill up to 2 hours.
• Rewarm soup, stirring often.
• Serve with dollop of yogurt mixture.

CURRIED PEARS

Steps:

• Drain pear halves and reserve 1/3 cup of the liquid.
• Place pear halves in shallow, 1 1/2-quart, heat-resistant, glass baking dish.
• In a small, heat-resistant, glass bowl, melt butter or margarine in microwave oven 30 seconds. Stir in reserved pear liquid, brown sugar and curry powder to taste.
• Spread curry mixture over pears and heat, uncovered, in microwave oven 3-5 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve warm with dollops of sour cream or plain yogurt, if desired.

CURRIED PEA SOUP WITH FRIZZED GINGER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, and leek and season with salt and pepper. Saute the vegetables until they are softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, stir, and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add the stock and herb sachet to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and let simmer until the vegetables have completely softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the peas and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Use tongs to remove and discard the herb sachet.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup in the pot, or puree it in batches in a standing blender, then return the soup to the pot over medium heat. Stir in the creme fraiche, being careful not to let the soup return to a boil. (If you like, reserve a few tablespoons of the creme fraiche to drizzle over each serving.)
• Divide soup among individual bowls and serve at once, topping each serving with a drizzle of creme fraiche, if desired, and a few pieces of frizzled ginger.
• Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed stockpot or lobster pot. Add all the other ingredients and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until the vegetables have all softened but not colored, about 15 minutes. Pour in 6 quarts water, raise the heat to high, and bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat and let the liquid simmer for 2 hours.
• Carefully strain the stock through a fine-meshed strainer set over a large bowl or pot, pressing down on the solids with a wooden spoon to extract as much liquid and flavor as possible. Let the stock cool, then refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze in batches to be thawed and used as needed.
• Pour oil into a small pot and heat to 265 degrees F. Shave the ginger into a fine julienne using a Japanese mandoline, vegetable slicer, or very sharp thin-bladed knife. Adds the ginger crisps to the oil, frying them until crispy, about 1 minute; use a slotted spoon to remove them to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Salt as soon as it hits the paper. These crisps can be held at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

CURRIED PARSNIP AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine parsnips, carrots, onion, celery, pear, vegetable stock and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, covered for 25 - 30 minutes or until vegetables are very tender.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Stir in evaporated milk, curry powder, pepper and nutmeg.
• Puree in blender until smooth.

CURRIED PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 onion and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Add curry and stir 30 seconds. Add 4 cups broth and peas and bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until peas are very tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Puree in blender in batches. Thin with more broth if desired. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Mix yogurt, cilantro and red onion in small bowl. Cover; chill up to 2 hours.
• Rewarm soup, stirring often. Serve with dollop of yogurt mixture.

CURRIED CASHEW, PEAR, AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast cashews until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove cashews to a dish to cool slightly.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat, cook bacon strips until crisp on both sides, about 7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, and soak up grease with a paper towel. Coarsely chop bacon, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together butter, rosemary, curry powder, brown sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, and toasted cashews. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together white wine vinegar, mustard, and honey. Slowly whisk in olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a large salad bowl, toss dressing with greens, pear slices, grapes, and bacon, and sprinkle with nut mixture.

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Put the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes. Next, add the garlic and continue to sweat for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, making certain not to allow onions or garlic to brown.
• Add the peas, vegetable broth and curry powder. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a simmer until the peas are tender and not holding their shape any longer, approximately 45 to 50 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Using care and a stick blender, puree the soup until the desired consistency. Watch out for hot splatters.
• Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005.