Carrot Orange & Ginger Soup
Equipment
- 5qt stockpot
- Blender
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Vegetable Peeler
- Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Pound Carrots Peeled & Sliced Thin
- ¼ Cup Sweet Onion Small Diced
- 2 Tablespoons Garlic Minced
- 3 teaspoons Fresh Ginger Peeled & Grated Or Dry Ginger
- 4 ½ Cups Chicken Stock Or Vegetable Stock
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Orange Juice
- 3 Tablespoons Whipping Cream
- Salt To Taste
- Pepper To Taste
- Cilantro Cleaned & Chopped Fine For Garnish Optional
- Sour Cream For Garnish Optional
Instructions
- In a 5qt stockpot, on medium heat. Add the oil, carrots, onion and ginger, stirring occasionally for 6 minutes or until the onion starts to brown. Add the garlic stirring constantly for 1 minute.
- Turn the heat up to high, add the stock, bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer for 20 minutes or until the carrots are soft, stirring occasionally.
- In a blender, puree the soup in batches until smooth. (Please read the notes below before putting the soup in the blender)
- Pour the soup back into the stockpot, bring to simmer add the orange juice, cream and season with salt and pepper
- Garnish the soup with a dollop of sour cream and cilantro
- Serve Immediately.
Notes
NEVER BLEND HOT FOODS IN A BLENDER WITHOUT FOLLOWING THESE SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS!
Fill the blender jar only a third of the way full, with an equal mixture of carrots and stock. Filling the jar more than this can cause too much pressure to build up and can blow the lid off the blender causing serve burns. To prevent this, follow these steps.
Before blending remove the center piece (feeder cap) from the blender lid.
Place the blender lid (minus the feeder cap) securely on the blender.
Cover the blender lid with a clean folded kitchen towel, leaving a small space for steam to escape but not enough for the hot soup to come out and burn you. The hot steam needs an easy escape route so that pressure won't build up, when the blender is turned on.
Hold the lid on securely and blend on the lowest speed, for 2 minutes or until soup is smooth.