This delicious soup is equally tasty hot or at room temperature, so it is a perfect addition in any season. To make things easier on yourself when you have a crowd coming and time is getting short: Purchase frozen chopped carrots — you won’t need to peel or slice them.–Matthew Mead
Note
We’ve also had success using baby snacking carrots. They, too, are already peeled and, besides being sweeter, they take no time too cook
Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped peeled fresh ginger root
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 7 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Pinch curry powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons cream
- Snipped fresh chives or parsley, for garnish
Directions
- 1. In a large stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 15 to 20 minutes.
- 2. Add the stock, wine, and carrots. Bring the mixture to boiling over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the mixture, uncovered, until the carrots are very tender, about 45 minutes.
- 3. Puree the soup in the pot with a handheld immersion blender (or in batches in a food processor) until smooth and creamy. Season with the lemon juice and curry powder; add salt and pepper to taste.
- 4. Swirl cream on top as a garnish. Sprinkle with chives or parsley. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe © 2008 Matthew Mead. Photo © 2008 Quentin Bacon. All rights reserved.
[Jean Moats] This carrot ginger soup is tasty with a tiny bit of heat. I used baby carrots, which really cuts down on the preparation time. The directions suggest puréeing the soup using a handheld immersion blender. I used my immersion blender, but it seemed to take forever. Next time, I’d use the food processor and do the soup in batches. If you have friends who are vegetarians, you could easily substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock. If you’re watching your sodium, the reduced sodium chicken stock is another option. In case of leftovers, this soup reheats very well in the microwave. This soup can be served with a green salad for a simple lunch. Another option would be to serve it with a sandwich.
Loved this soup, it was great. I did not use an immersion blender but the regular counter one, not professional grade but actually decently powerful. And I still had a few errant bits of ginger, which my toddler didn’t like, so he stopped eating halfway through although he was literally moaning for joy (he’s soup crazy by nature :) Would recommend straining the soup if bits are an issue for you. Otherwise enjoy!