Prepare And Cut A Carrot For Soups
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Simple Carrot Soup Recipe
Equipment and Methods Needed For A Simple Carrot Soup Recipe
Simple Carrot Soup Recipe
Here is a simple carrot soup recipe using the puree method that i have used for years in my kitchen. When you can make this simple soup, then its possible to add extra flavours.
Basic Carrot Soup Recipe For A Simple Puree Carrot Soup
Carrot Soup
Equipment Needed Β – Β Sharp knife, chopping board, blender, saucepan, wooden spoon, sieve, stove.
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon sugar
1 Teaspoon pepper
1kg carrots
2 Tablespoon flour (Optional)
1 litre vegetable stock Β (use bouillon x 1 tablespoon)
The Preperation
- Peel the onion, cut in half and chop into bite size pieces.
- Chop the top off the carrots and chop into bite size pieces.
- Chop the garlic small.
The Cooking
- Heat the saucepan up on the stove with a little oil in the bottom until hot
- Add all the onion and stir until translucent
- Add the salt and the sugar
- Add garlic and stir for 1 minute
- Add carrots and stir for 5 minutes
- Add flour (optional) Β – stir for 5 minutes
- Add 1 litre of Β stock – (1 tablespoon of stock cube dissolved in 1 litre of Β water), the water can be hot or cold. If using cold the stock will not dissolve so just add it all in and it will dissolve in the cooking.
- Bring the soup to the boil and then turn down slightly to simmer (slow boil)
- Check carrots – when they are super soft its time to puree. (Make sure they are super soft, or they wont pass through the fine sieve.
- Add the pepper
- Puree the soup until smooth,
- Strain the soup through a fine sieve
- Check for flavour and add more salt and pepper if needed. Seasoning.
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