Wortelsoep Carrot Soup Food

POTAGE CRéCY (FRENCH CARROT SOUP)

Steps:

• Over medium heat, melt butter in a heavy dutch oven. Stir in the onions and cook 5 minutes, until golden.
• Add carrots, broth, tomato paste and rice. Simmer 30 minutes.
• Puree in blender in small batches until smooth. Return to pan.
• Add salt and pepper and stir in the cream. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the softened butter and serve with two carrot curls per serving.

SIMPLE CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine carrots, chicken broth, and onion in a large pot. Pour enough water into the pot to assure the ingredients are covered; add garlic, thyme, and tarragon.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture until the carrots are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and cool soup for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender or mash vegetables with a potato masher and whisk the soup until smooth.
• Return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. Stir cream through the soup.