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Simple Carrot Soup

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A very simple and ever so delicious carrot soup that will have everyone at your table moaning because it is that painfully good.

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • 2 whole Yellow Onions, Diced
  • 2 pounds Carrots, Peeled And Roughly Chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Grated Ginger
  • 4 cloves Garlic, Chopped
  • 6 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1-½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 Tablespoon Crushed Pistachio Nuts (optional)

Preparation

Into your soup pot, add the butter, toss in the onions, carrots, ginger, and garlic. See how easy so far? Sweat these down over medium heat for about 8 minutes or so, then toss in the stock. Bring this to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 40 minutes, or until the carrots are nice and tender.

Now, if you have an hand blender, use it. If you do not, you are going to want to transfer your soup in batches to a blender, being ever so careful to place a towel and some of your force over the lid of the blender before making it into a puree. Do this in batches, and return the carrot soup back to the soup pot, still over medium heat.

Add in your salt, pepper, and heavy cream. Mix well, and let the soup come back up to temperature.

When you are ready to serve, simply ladle the soup into some bowls, and top with some of the crushed pistachio nuts. Now, get ready to start your engines and after your first spoonful, get ready to say “oh my gosh”. Enjoy.

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romansmom on 1.20.2011

This looks delightful and yummy. I can see myself adding other veggies too, and I’m sure my picky toddler will love this. Thanks for posting and congrats on being featured again!

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Tout de Sweet on 1.15.2012

I had no idea carrot soup could BE so good. I had to use 1/2c half n half and 1/2c whole milk because I have no heavy cream, but it was great. At my first taste i was really surprised at how delicious it was! Nice work Dax! Thanks.

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jessicarney on 5.18.2011

Delicious, and very easy! I think next time I will make it with a little less cream – maybe 1/2 cup instead of a full cup, because the cream hides the mild flavor of the carrots a little bit. But still–this soup is so yummy!

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ajl437 on 4.17.2011

This soup is fantastic! I made two slight changes to make it vegan-friendly. I took out some of the carrots and added a yukon gold potato as part of the 2 lbs. This added a creaminess that eliminated the need for cream. I also just used plain water instead of stock and the flavor was great. I make this at least once every 2 weeks.

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Pammela on 1.23.2011

Excellent! Could not be easier to make either. I used 1 Cup half and half because that’s what I had. I think you could get away with even just using a 1/2 C, if you want it even more healthy, although the cream makes it nice and creamy. I pureed mine in my Vita Mix and it turned out super smooth. This will be repeated often, thanks so much!!!

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