Spiced Vegetable And Banana Soup Food

SPICY BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and dice onion.
• Clean and dice the chili pepper.
• Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a meium sauce pan and sauté onion and pepper until soft but don't brown.
• Add orange juice, zest, and 2 cups vegetable broth.
• Stir in the ketchup.
• Cover pot bring to boil, low heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add two of the bananas to the soup and puree.
• In a dry frying pan roast the grated coconut, until lightly browned, then let cool slightly on a plate.
• Peel and slice the last banana, coat with the coconut by pressing the banana slices slightly and turning then pressing again.
• In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp oil, then fry the coated banana slices on both sides.
• To serve laddle the soup into bowls then float the fried banana slices on top, sprinkle any left over coconut on top. Can garnish with finely sliced chili pepper rings and fine herbs.
• Enjoy.

EASY VEGETABLE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat a heavy soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat and add 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add chopped onions and carrots and saute for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden.
• Add celery, canned tomatoes (with juice), broth, potatoes, green beans, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Bring it to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes.
• Once the vegetables are tender, add corn, sweet peas, green onion, and parsley. Season with salt to taste and simmer for another 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat and serve warm.

BANANA CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and chop the bananas.
• Melt the butter in a pan and sweat the onion for 5 minutes.
• stir in the curry powder and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the stock, bananas, lemon juice and salt to taste.
• Bring to the boil.
• Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Process the soup in a blender and stir in the cream.
• Check seasonings and return to the pan.
• Reheat to serve.

BANANA SOUP!

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until very smooth. Chill in the fridge for about 1/2 hour. Serve in bowls and enjoy!

BANANA FLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Raw banana flowers are bitter and have to be prepared in advance. First remove the outer two or three layers of sepals, keep the small flowers. Holding the flower by the tip cut off and discard the 'root': remove the first inch and a half. Now thinly slice the flower through, chopping it as you might a cabbage. The juice will stain surfaces dark brown so either rub surfaces with oil before or cut on top of newspaper. Chop the small flowers you saved earlier into similar sized pieces. Place in bowl and cover with salted water into which a lime or lemon has been squeezed. Soak for at least an hour and discard the water. Rinse thoroughly and allow to drip dry.
• Mix coconut milk with half as much water and heat with prepared banana flower, half the ginger and the lemongrass.
• In a heavy pan slowly heat the oil. Blend together the garam masala, tumeric, remaining ginger and chillies until a paste is made and add to the oil. Cook stirring until the aroma becomes intoxicating and the oils separate in the pan. Add the shrimp and stir fry until cooked all the way through. Add this to the coconut / banana flower mix. Stir thoroughly and simmer for 20 minutes, adding more water if needed, season to taste and serve.
• This soup can be prepared a day in advance and heated before serving. Allowing it to rest overnight will give time for the flavors to blend and harmonize thoroughly.

TANZANIAN CURRIED CHICKEN-BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown the chicken pieces in the oil.
• Remove chicken, reserving, and add the onion and garlic to the pot.
• Sauté until soft, then stir in the powdered chile, the curry, and the black pepper and fry for 2 more minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, stock, chicken pieces, and coconut, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• When the chicken is done, remove, let cool, then strip away the meat and cut it into bite-sized chunks, discarding the skin and bones.
• Add it back into the pot with the banana chunks.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, ladle into bowls.

BANANA PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat 2tsp olive oil, coarsely chop onion, and lightly saute them with garlic for about ten minutes.
• While sauteing: halve, clean and coarsely chop banana peppers.
• Add peppers and 1C chicken stock to pan, stir everything in and allow it to start to steam.
• Add to blender or food processor and puree with cream cheese and cream for several minutes, until smooth.
• Return to a deep pan, bring to near boil and thicken by SLOWLY adding cornstarch/water mixture until desired consistency is obtained. It should be just a touch thinner than chowder.
• Keep stirring.
• Use remaining chicken stock if you over-thicken it. Keep just below a boil for a few moments, stirring constantly.
• Add Parmesan- then salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve and Enjoy.

SPICED VEGETABLE AND BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add carrot and next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth.
• Return mixture to pot. Add broth and all remaining ingredients except cilantro.
• Boil soup over medium-high heat 15 minutes to blend flavors. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, then cover and refrigerate.).
• Bring soup to simmer. Divide among 8 bowls. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.