Persain Carrot Soup Food

PERSIAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy nonreactive pot over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Stir in eggplant and parsley and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add 8 cups water, celery, carrots and potatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in salt and pepper and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Let cool.
• In batches, puree the soup in a food processor. Refrigerate until cold. Season with salt and pepper to taste, divide among 4 bowls, garnish with mint and serve immediately.

PERSAIN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek and garlci.
• Cook, stirring frequently, 3 minutes.
• Add small amounts of water if necessary, about a tablespoon at a time, to keep from sticking.
• Add broth, carrots, cumin and bay leaf. Bring mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes or until carrots are tender. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Working in small batches, puree soup, then return to saucepan. Stir in lemon juice and sugar.
• Serve hot or cold.

CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients to a stock pot and cover by about 2 inches with the chicken stock. Cook until the potatoes and carrots are soft and puree in a blender or food processor. Serve with lots of freshly ground black pepper, spoon of creme fraiche and some crusty bread.

ASH-E-JOW (IRANIAN/PERSIAN BARLEY SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat the chicken stock in a pot to a gentle simmer.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat and saute the onion until translucent. Add the pearl barley to the pot and stir for one minute. Stir in the hot chicken stock, turmeric, lime juice, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour.
• Mix in the carrots and continue simmering 30 minutes or until the soup has thickened and the carrots and barley are tender. If the soup is too thick, add hot water, one tablespoon at a time.
• Place the sour cream in a small bowl. Slowly pour 1/2 cup of hot soup mixture into sour cream, whisking constantly. Gradually add the sour cream mixture into the soup pot, whisking constantly. Stir in the fresh parsley. Serve with fresh lime wedges.

CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Finely dice the onion
• Chop the parsnip and carrot into small chunks
• Melt the butter in a saucepan with a little olive oil (to stop the butter burning)
• Sweat the onion for 10 mins over a low heat. Do not let the onion brown. It should take on a translucent look
• Add the chopped parsnips and carrot
• Pour on the vegetable stock (or water and 2 knorr cubes)
• Bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 30 mins.
• When the parsnips and carrots are completely soft, remove from heat and allow to cool
• Pour the cooled mixture into a liquidizer and liquidize until completely smooth
• Pour the mixture into a clean saucepan, passing it through a sieve first. Use the back of a spoon to push the last of the mixture through. This will create an even smoother soup.
• Serve with a sprinkling of croutons and/or fried lardons. You can also use chopped pieces of bacon.