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Carrot with Toasted Almond Soup

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Carrot with Toasted Almond Soup

Carrot with Toasted Almond Soup

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Equipment

  • Blender/Immersion Blender: Used for pureeing and blending ingredients to make smooth, uniform soups.

  • Cutting Board: An essential tool in the kitchen used for cutting vegetables like carrots and almonds.

  • Chef's Knife: A chef's knife is a kitchen staple for cutting vegetables and fruits efficiently.

  • Sauté Pan: Perfect for cooking onions, garlic, and other vegetables that might be part of the soup base.

  • Cooking Pot: A large pot or saucepan needed for cooking and blending the soup mixture.

  • Strainer: Used to remove solids from the soup after blending.

  • Soup Tureen: Useful for serving and storing prepared soups like carrot with toasted almond soup.

  • Soup Ladle: Perfect for serving the finished carrot with toasted almond soup.

  • Mixing Bowl: Essential for combining ingredients before cooking.

  • Peeler: A vegetable peeler may be used to prepare the carrots and almonds by removing skins or unwanted outer layers.

  • Microplane Grater: Can be used to finely grate carrots or even nutmeg if the recipe calls for it.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sliced shallots (about 4 large)

  • 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

  • Rounded 3/4 teaspoon curry powder

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter

  • 1 small boiling potato (3 oz)

  • 1 1/2 lb carrots, peeled and cut crosswise 1/4 inch thick

  • 1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 fl oz)

  • 1 cup apple cider (preferably unfiltered)

  • 1 1/4 cups water

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Cook shallots, bay leaf, ginger, curry powder, and thyme in butter in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until shallots are softened and pale golden, 6 to 8 minutes.
2

Instruction 2

Meanwhile, peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
3

Instruction 3

Add potato to shallot mixture along with carrots, broth, cider, water, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
4

Instruction 4

Purée soup in 2 batches in a blender until smooth, transferring as blended to a large bowl (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return to saucepan to reheat if necessary. Serve soup sprinkled with almonds.
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