Herbed Carrot Soup
American · Soup ·
Difficulty: Intermediate · Rating: ★★★ ·
Prep: 80 min · Makes: 7 Servings
Source: Moosewood
Ingredients
- 12 Carrots (large)
- 2 White Potatos (1 medium, 1 small)
- 1 Onion
- 3 Garlic
- 4 Cup Water
- 1 Tbsp butter (or light oil)
- 1.5 Tsp salt
- 1 Tsp Thyme
- 2.5 Tsp Marjoram
- 2.5 Tsp Basil
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Broccoli crown (optional)
Preparation
- Chop up the veggies:<br />rnCarrots - Chopped, not too big<br />rnPotatos - Chopped, a bit less finely<br />rnOnions - about thumbnail sized<br />rnGarlic - finely minced
- Put the carrots and potatos in a large kettle with 4 cups of water. Don't add more than this, or you'll have to cook it off later. <br />rn
- Bring this mixture to a boil, then simmer until the veggies are tender.
- After you have the kettle simmering, start the sauté.<br />rnHeat up the butter/oil in a skillet, on medium heat.<br />rn
- Add the onions and salt, and sauté for about 5 minutes
- Add the garlic and spices, then sauté for about 5 more minutes. The onions should be just soft.
- Add in the lemon juice to the sauté, and cook for another 30 seconds. Then, remove the skillet from heat. At this point, your vegetables should be ready, so double-check that they are.<br />rn
- Dump the onions, garlic, and everything else into the kettle. Mix it up.
- Start blending! I use an infusion blender (because that's what I have). Food processors and normal blenders should work well too. I'm not a huge fan of cooked carrots (in chunk), so I blended until all the chunks of anything were gone. Blend to your tastes, obviously.
- After blending, put the whole thing back on the stove, and simmer for another 10 minutes or so, until the soup has the thickness you like. Serve hot!<br />rn
- Broccoli makes a nice edible garnish, so if you're into that sort of thing, steam some up during those last minutes of cooking.<br />rn<br />rnThe book says to top with finely minced mint, chives, and/or parsley. I didn't do this because I had none of them handy, but I think it would be a good idea, as it could use a bit more spices (at least to my tastebuds). Enjoy!<br />rn
