Thai Carrot Soup
Categories: Oriental | Soups | Low-calServes: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tb Oil
- Spanish onion *
- 2 x Garlic cloves, large, minced
- Ginger root cube (1"),mince
- 1 3/4 lb Carrots **
- 4 c Chicken stock or broth ***
- 1/4 c Cilantro leaves, loose pack
- Salt, to taste
- Red pepper, crushed,to taste
Instructions:
* medium sized, thinly sliced ** trimmed, scrubbed, and thinly sliced
*** skimmed of fat Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add
onion, garlic, ginger, and carrots. Cook, stirring frequently, until hot
and fragrant -- about 4 minutes. Add 3 cups stock. Simmer, covered, until
carrots are tender -- about 25 minutes. Drain liquid from solids. Reserve
liquid. Puree solids with cilantro in blender or processor until smooth.
Add as much liquid as container can hold. Puree untel even smoother.
Transfer to 3-quart bowl. Add remaining liquid, if any, and remainin 1 cup
of stock. Season to taste with salt and crushed red pepper. Serve chilled
or hot. NOTE: can be made 2 days ahead and refrigerated, or frozen up to 3
months. Adjust seasonings to taste before serving. Each serving contains
about: 115 calories, 614 mg sodium, 1 mg cholesterol, 4 g fat, 17 g
carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 1.55 g fiber.
-- from the LOS ANGELES TIMES.
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