Sherried Carrot Soup Food

SHERRIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Peel and slice carrots.
• Melt butter with chicken stock and sherry.
• Add carrots and sultanas.
• Simmer approximately 10 minutes.
• Leave lid off toward end of cooking for liquid to reduce and to form a sauce.
• Season to taste.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

SHERRIED BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, bring the beans and 4 cups of water to a boil. Boil briskly for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 1 hour.
• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, melt the butter. Add the onions, celery, carrot, and garlic, and cook until soft but not browned. Add the ham hock, the remaining 4 cups water, parsley, salt, cayenne pepper, cloves, mustard seed, bay leaf, and beans (with their liquid). Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for about 3 hours.
• Remove the ham hocks and let cool slightly. Remove and discard bay leaf. Place about half of the beans with about 1 cup of the liquid from the soup in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Return the puree to the soup in the Dutch oven.
• Remove the ham from its bone and add the meat to the soup. (Discard fat, bones and skin.) Reheat the soup over medium heat. Stir in the sherry. Serve hot soup with choice of garnishes to sprinkle on top.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat medium pot over medium high heat. Add olive oil, butter, onions and carrots and saute 5 minutes. Add 4 cups chicken stock, curry and cayenne, and about 1 teaspoon salt to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover and cook until carrots are very tender, about 15 minutes. Place pot on a trivet next to food processor. Process soup in 2 or 3 small batches until soup is smooth and carrots are fully pureed. Transfer processed soup into a large bowl as you work to make room for more soup in the food processor. Return completed soup to the soup pot and place back over low heat. If the soup is too thick, add remaining stock, up to 2 cups, to achieve desired consistency. Adjust seasonings. Place sour cream in a plastic condiment squeeze bottle or into a medium food storage bag. Cut a very small hole in the corner of the bag with scissors. Ladle soup into bowls and squirt a swirl of sour cream around the bowl from the center out to the rim. Drag a toothpick from the center of the bowls out to the edges, forming a spider web design on soup. Pile a few pieces of cut chives at the center of each bowl to resemble green spiders in their webs! Cool!

SHERRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the onion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened.
• Add the carrots, ginger, cinnamon and cook the mixture stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the broth, bring mixture to a boil and simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until the carrots are very tender.
• In a blender or food processor puree the mixture in batches, transferring it to the saucepan as it is pureed and add the Sherry and the cream. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer it for 5 minutes. Season the soup with salt and white pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley just prior to service.

SHERRIED LENTIL SOUP WITH SAUSAGE AND CROUTONS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and cook over low heat until soft. Stir in thyme and a generous grinding of pepper. Add lentils and 8 cups stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until tender, about 45 minutes.
• While lentils cook, heat remaining oil in a skillet. Add bread and sauté over medium heat until lightly browned and crispy. Remove to a bowl. Add kielbasa to pan and sauté until lightly browned. Place in bowl with croutons, add parsley and toss. Set aside.
• Purée lentils in a food processor in several batches, but do not allow to become perfectly smooth. Return to pot and reheat. If soup is too thick, add 1 cup or more of stock. Season to taste with salt and stir in sherry. Serve, topping each portion with kielbasa and crouton mixture.

SHERRIED ONION AND ALMOND SOUP WITH SAFFRON

Steps:

• Melt the better in a heavy saucepan over a low heat to prevent it from burning. Add the onions and garlic, stirring frequently for 15-20 minutes until the onions are soft and translucent.
• Add the saffron and cook, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes. Add the ground almonds and cook, stirring continuously, for 2-3 minutes. Add the stock, sherry and 1 tsp salt and plenty of pepper. Bring it to the boil and then simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
• Process the soup in a blender until smooth, then return it to the rinsed pan. Reheat slowly without allowing the soup to boil, stirring occasionally. Check the seasoning.
• Ladle the soup into heated bowls, garnish with the toasted almonds and a little parsley and serve immediately.

CURRIED CREAM OF CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the onion, garlic and ginger in butter over moderately-low heat, stirring, until onion is softened.
• Stir in curry and cinnamon and cook, stirring, for 10 seconds.
• Add carrots, stock, bay leaf, thyme, pepper and 1 ½ cups water, and boil.
• Simmer mixture, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf and, in a blender, puree mixture in batches, transferring it to a large saucepan.
• Whisk in cream, honey and salt to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and top each serving with a dollop of yoghurt and a sprinkling of scallion.
• Good hot or cold.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Saute in a large pot, the onion with the butter until translucent. Add the broth and carrots and bring to a boil.
• Add all the spices and continue to boil until the carrots are cooked through.
• In a food processor or blender, puree the soup until the texture is smooth. You will need to do this in batches so that it doesn't over flow.
• Return to the pot and stir, adjusting the salt and pepper if needed. Mix in the cream for a creamy and indulgent version. Serve hot.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a Dutch oven or large (4- to 5-quart) saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, curry powder, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• (At this point, if your carrots don't taste sweet enough, add a teaspoon of sugar). Add broth, carrots, and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover, and simmer until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth; transfer to a clean saucepan. Add more water to thin to desired consistency. Reheat, if necessary. Stir in lemon juice. Serve garnished with cilantro, if desired.

CREAMY CARROT WITH CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep saute pan until shimmering.
• Add carrots, then onion; saute, stirring very little at first, then more frequently, until vegetables start to turn golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add butter, sugar and garlic; continue cooking until all vegetables are a rich spotty caramel color, about 10 minutes longer.
• Add curry powder; continue to saute until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute longer.
• Add broth; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender or traditional blender, puree until very smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. (If using a traditional blender, vent it either by removing the lid's pop-out center or by lifting one edge of the lid. Drape the blender canister with a kitchen towel. To 'clean' the canister, pour in a little half-and-half, blend briefly, then add to the soup.)
• Return to pan (or a soup pot); add enough half-and-half so the mixture is souplike, yet thick enough to float garnish. Taste, and add salt and pepper if needed. Heat through, ladle into bowls, garnish and serve.

CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, carrots and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., Transfer to a blender; cover and process until blended. Return to pan. Stir in the milk, salt and pepper; heat through (do not boil). Garnish with cheese and parsley if desired.

CREAMY CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the carrots, potato, broth and ginger. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool for 15 minutes. , In a blender, cover and puree in batches. Return all to the pan; stir in the cream, rosemary, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until heated through.

VEGETABLE CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle over medium-low heat, saute carrots, onion, celery, potatoes, garlic and sugar in oil for 5 minutes. Add broth, nutmeg and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Puree in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to the kettle and heat through.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot over medium heat, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the shallots and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the carrots, curry powder, and broth; increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat; add the orange juice. Let cool slightly, 10 minutes. Place an immersion blender into the soup and begin pulsing to break up the carrot chunks. Once the soup has broken down a bit, purée until smooth. (If using a regular blender, ladle the soup into the blender and purée in batches.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls. Drizzle with additional olive oil, add a sprinkle of cilantro leaves, and serve immediately.

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.

DEE'S ROASTED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Stir carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic together in a large roasting pan; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, stirring once, about 50 minutes. Remove roasted vegetables from oven; scrape vegetables and any brown bits into a large pot. Pour vegetable broth into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil.
• Blend soup until smooth with a stick blender; stir in cream to thin soup to desired consistency.

CREAM OF CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth and carrots to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until carrots are tender. Cool for 10 minutes., In a blender, cover and process soup in small batches until smooth; return to the pan. Stir in cream and sugar; heat through.

CREAMY CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil. Stir in the broth, carrots, curry, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until carrots are tender. , Discard bay leaf. Cool slightly. Transfer half of the soup to a blender; add half of the cream cheese. , Cover and process until smooth; repeat with remaining soup and cream cheese. Return all to the pan. Heat through. Stir in the parsley, salt and cayenne if desired.