Can I make Carrot Soup with these things?

MC_Emily_2

Hi

I have a large bag of carrots, 1 Butternut Squash, flour, stock cubes, gravy granules, some herbs like Parsley and Tarragon. Is it possible to make Carrot Soup with this lot? I've got a hand blender I've no idea how to make soup but I've had a brief look at some recipes and I seem to have some of the ingredients but not all :rolleyes: Oh, I have a tin of Lentils, too. Does anyone have a suitable recipe or is this a non-starter?

Thanks.

ChocClare

You will need at least one onion. Have you got one?! Or failing that, a leek or two?

Basically, you chop an onion and about eight carrots and fry in a little butter, then gradually add stock and let it simmer until the carrots are very tender. You can thicken it with rice (3 or 4 tablespoons) or a chopped potato. Coriander is the herb most often added, but parsley would be lovely too. Season with pepper and salt to taste.

The main thing with carrot soup is you don't want it to be watery. You can add other vegetables to it - I've added parsnips in the past - but I'm not sure what butternut squash would be like with it - give it a go if you like!

Once it's all cooked, then zhuzh it up with your blender. I always add cream, but that's probably why I'm not the slim beauty I once was... Butter or milk if you haven't got cream. You want it to be reasonably thick. Give it a go!

Fi27

Hi

I made carrot and sweet potato soup the other day and it was the best soup i have ever made! You could easily replace the sweet potato with the butternut squash. I would sweat off a chopped onion in a bit of butter, add lots of chopped carrots and then the chopped butternut squash. I would then cover all the veggies with boiling water, just enough water to cover or your soup will be too watery. Add a stock cube or 2, a tad salt & pepper and bring to a gentle simmer until veg is soft. Then blitz with blender and that is it.

For carrot and lentil soup i would again sweat off a chopped onion, add the chopped carrot and the can of lentils, cover with boiling water, add 1-2 stock cubes, salt & pepper and bring to boil until veg & lentils are soft. Then blend if you wanted.

MC_Emily_2

Thank you so much for your replies. I'll get some onions and try both the above over the weekend :beer:

purpleivy

I don't cook it with cream or milk, but add a few tbs of milk powder before blending.

kerleytops

in a pressure cooker put onion carrott potato and a whole head of garlic ( peeled of course ) cook for 6 mins then zap with blender / liquidiser and add veg stock to taste then pepper. Then add loads of chopped parsley.
leave out potato and add cooked lentils but only zap half of these to help thicken
or add a box of passata / tin chopped toms and less stock.

Stephen_Leak

As above, all you need is an onion. Keep it simple.

CARROT SOUP

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

2 carrots
½ an onion
½ a tablespoon of oil
1 vegetable stock cube
500ml of water
Ground pepper to taste

METHOD

Cut the top off the carrots, peel them and chop them into 1cm (½ inch) pieces. Peel the onion, cut it in half, chop one half into 2cm (1 inch) pieces and save the other half.

Put the oil into a saucepan on a medium heat. Add the carrots and onion. Fry for 3 minutes, until the onion is soft.

Add the stock cube and water. Stir thoroughly.

Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat until it is just boiling (simmering). Continue to cook, stirring as the mixture boils, for another 10 minutes until the carrot is soft.

If you have a food processor, put the soup in it and blend it to the desired consistency. If you have a hand blender, put it in the soup and blend it to the desired consistency. If you don’t have a food processor or hand blender, use a potato masher, press the soup through a sieve with the back of a spoon, or leave it lumpy.

Season with the pepper.

Norman_Bean

Just a quick question please x

I have a chicken stock from today's rubber chicken - can I use that as base for carrot soup? Wasn't sure if I can mix meat stock and veggie IYKWIM!?

I have a large bag of carrots and was going to boil them in chicken stock with lentils add bit of ground ginger, blend then add a bit of cream

Do you think that will make an ok 'soup'?

Thanks for the help x

Norman

Mags_cat

It's how I make virtually all my soups

(You obviously have to be careful not to stick it in the freezer then inadvertently serve it up weeks later to your veggie mate...but apart from that...)

Norman_Bean

Thanks Mags_cat x
Wasn't sure ... will start peeling the carrots now.
I live in France so don't have any veggie mates

Thanks again
Norman x

zippychick

Gosh I never quetioned what stock I use for what! I just use what ever I have going