Moroccan Carrot Soup With Mussels Food

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP WITH MUSSELS

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a 3-quart saucepan. Add onion. Cook over low heat until starting to soften. Stir in cumin, cook briefly, stirring. Add carrots and 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes. Cool briefly. Purée in a blender in two batches. Return soup to saucepan, season with salt and pepper and add lemon juice. Set aside until shortly before serving.
• Place mussels in a shallow 2-quart saucepan or sauté pan. Add 1/2 tablespoon oil, toss over high heat about a minute, reduce heat to low, cover and cook until mussels open, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove mussels, draining well so juices stay in pan. Discard any that do not open. When mussels are cool enough to handle, shuck them into a bowl, discard shells and toss mussels with remaining oil and the cilantro. Strain mussel broth and add to soup.
• Reheat soup. To serve, place a few mussels in each of 6 warm soup plates. Serve plates to guests. Ladle soup over mussels at the table. If not using mussels, fold cilantro into soup, ladle soup into bowls and drizzle each portion with remaining oil.

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a heavy-based saucepan.
• Add the onions, garlic, ginger, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne pepper and fry for two minutes.
• Add the carrots and potato and cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
• Add the stock and bring to the boil. Loosely cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the potato is cooked.
• Leave to cool slightly then stir in the honey and orange juice, and then blend it in batches.
• Return to the pan to heat and serve hot with fresh coriander to garnish.

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, saute 2 minutes. Mix in carrots. Add broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir cumin seeds in small skillet over med-high heat until fragrant, 4-5 minute. Cool and then finely grind in spice mill.
• Remove soup from heat. Puree in batches in blender until smooth. Return to same pan. Whisk in honey, lemon juice and allspice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle yogurt over, sprinkle generously with cumin.

MOROCCAN CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then fry the onion and celery gently for 10 mins until softened, stirring frequently. Tip in the cumin and fry for another min.
• Turn up the heat, then add the stock, tomatoes and chickpeas, plus a good grind of black pepper. Simmer for 8 mins. Throw in broad beans and lemon juice, cook for a further 2 mins. Season to taste, then top with a sprinkling of lemon zest and chopped herbs. Serve with flatbread.