Szechuan Carrot Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook onion, celery, and garlic in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened.
• Add carrots, ginger root, red pepper flakes, and broth and simmer, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and, in a blender or food processor, puree mixture in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids).
• Return soup to pan and heat over low heat until hot, being careful not to let boil.
• Serve soup drizzled decoratively with sour cream mixture.

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook onion, celery, and garlic in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add carrots, gingerroot, red pepper flakes, and broth and simmer, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and in a blender purée mixture in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return soup to pan and heat over low heat until hot, being careful not to let boil.
• Serve soup drizzled decoratively with sour cream mixture.

Steps:

• Heat butter in a pot. Add the onion and garlic. Saute 3 minutes.
• Add the carrots and tomatoes. Saute 5 minutes.
• Add Stock, salt and pepper, nutmeg and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Puree. Return to pot.
• Add the milk and sour cream. Heat through, but DO NOT BOIL.
• YUM!