Ginger Carrot Soup By Jean Carper Food

GINGER CARROT SOUP BY JEAN CARPER

Steps:

• In a large pot, saute onions in olive oil until soft. Add carrots, broth, ginger and cinnamon. Simmer until carrots are thoroughly cooked, 30-40 minutes. Transfer to a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Stir in juice and half-and-half. Serve warm or chilled, garnished with snippets of chives.

GINGER-CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil and onion in a Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 10 minutes, until just starting to caramelize. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, 2 more minutes, being careful not to burn the mixture. Stir in the carrots, potato and the chicken or vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the carrots and potato are very tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Keep warm. Meanwhile, in a small saute pan over high heat, lightly toast the pine nuts. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, honey, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Puree the soup with an immersion blender until very smooth (or puree in a regular blender in batches). Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and serve with a dollop of the yogurt mixture and some pine nuts.

GINGER AND HONEY CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Trim, peel, and cut the carrots into 1-inch lengths. Trim, peel, and chop the onion and garlic.
• In a heavy pot or Dutch oven, saute the onion in the butter and olive oil over medium heat, stirring, until translucent. Add the garlic and saute it for a few minutes, taking care not to let it brown.
• Add the water, carrots, ginger, and salt and cook until the carrots are very tender, about 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the soup cool.
• When the soup has cooled, puree it in batches in a food processor or blender. Return the puree to the pot and place it over medium-high heat. Bring the puree to a boil and reduce it to the desired thickness. Add the honey, stirring until dissolved. Taste, adjust the seasonings, if necessary, and serve immediately.
• To serve cold, remove the pan from the heat and let the soup cool completely. Cover the pot and refrigerate. When ready to serve, stir vigorously and ladle into chilled bowls, if desired

GINGER CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy Dutch oven, (prefer porcelain covered cast iron), over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and the sweet onions. Sprinkle with salt and sweat for 10 minutes, until just starting to caramelize. Add in the garlic and ginger and saute for 2 minutes more, being careful not to burn the mixture. Stir in the carrots, potatoes and the chicken or vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until carrots and potato is very tender, about 15 to 18 minutes. Keep warm.
• In a small saute pan, over high heat, lightly toast the pine nuts and set aside to cool.
• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, honey, thyme and black pepper.
• With a stick blender, puree the carrot mixture and gradually add in the pine nuts and the yogurt mixture. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately.
• Cook's Note: You can prepare the soup 3 or 4 days ahead, refrigerated, and add the nut and yogurt mixture when ready to serve.

GINGER CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-quart pan, over medium high heat, add butter and onions and cook, stirring often, until onions are limp. Add broth, carrots, and ginger. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are tender when pierced.
• Remove from heat and transfer to a blender. Don't fill the blender more than half way, do it in batches if you have to. Cover the blender and then hold a kitchen towel over the top of the blender*. Be careful when blending hot liquids as the mixture can spurt out of the blender. Pulse the blender to start it and then puree until smooth. Return to the pan and add cream, stir over high heat until hot. For a smoother flavor bring soup to a boil, add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with dollop sour cream and parsley sprigs.

CARROT GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in carrots, broth, zest, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, 10-12 minutes. Pulse mixture in a blender or with an immersion blender to desired consistency; stir in lemon juice. If desired, garnish with additional lemon zest. , Freeze option: Cool soup; freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary.

CARROT SOUP WITH GINGER AND LEMON

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes. Add ginger and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add chopped carrots, tomatoes and lemon peel; sauté 1 minute. Add 3 cups stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Puree soup in batches in blender. Return soup to pot. Mix in lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Bring soup to simmer, thinning with more stock, if desired. Ladle into bowls. Top each with sour cream and grated carrot.

CARROT AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add gingerroot and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add carrots and stock to onions; heat to boiling over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook carrots until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• (Alternately, you can cook the carrots first, then add to stock- no need to thinly slice) Use hand blender to blend carrot mixture, in batches, until smooth.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat soup over low heat until hot.
• Ladle into bowls and serve.
• Use the vegetable stock for vegetarians.

CREAMY CARROT-GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté the carrots, onions, celery and ginger in the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat until vegetables have softened, about 10-12 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Add the cream and again bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat, then let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender or food processor and puree, then strain it back into the saucepan.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CARROT & GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion, ginger and garlic, and fry for 5 mins until starting to soften. Stir in the nutmeg and cook for 1 min more.
• Pour in the stock, add the carrots, beans and their liquid, then cover and simmer for 20-25 mins until the carrots are tender.
• Scoop a third of the mixture into a bowl and blitz the remainder with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth. Return everything to the pan and heat until bubbling. Serve topped with the almonds and nutmeg.

ROASTED CARROT GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine carrots, parsnips, onion & ginger in a shallow roasting pan to fit. Dot with the butter and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• Pour 2 cups of chicken broth into the pan, cover well & bake until vegetables are very tender (approx. 2 hours).
• Transfer the vegetables and broth to a large pot.
• Add the remaining 6 cups of chicken broth, the salt & cayenne pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a blender or food processor, adding more broth if necessary. Return the soup to the pot.
• Adjust the seasonings and heat through.
• Serve each portion dolloped with a teaspoon of creme fraiche and/or chopped chives (OPTIONAL).