Рецепт Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup
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Here's a recipe that I first posted over at My Vintage Kitchen. Life with a toddler doesn't really leave me with enough time to devote to two blogs, so from now on, I'll just be posting Under the Big Oak Tree. I'll try to bring a "new" recipe over from My Vintage Kitchen each week, in addition to posting new recipes we try along the way!
For years, I only bought baby carrots from the grocery store. I like them better for snacking than whole carrots. Recently, I started buying whole carrots to use for cooking, since they are cheaper. I still buy baby carrots for snacks, but if I know I'm planning to make soup or stew, I'll buy whole carrots.
Now that I'm hooked on making my own veggie broth from scraps and peels, the whole carrots really come in handy! For some crazy reason, I thought it would be a good idea to buy a 5lb bag of carrots!
When I wasn't using them as quick as I thought I would, I started to get worried that they would go bad and I'd have to throw them away, so I searched for recipes for carrots. I found a few recipes for carrot soup and decided to attempt to create my own recipe in my Crock-Pot.
Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. carrots, peeled & sliced into coins
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled & cut into chunks
- 2 onions, sliced thin
- 2 cans (14.5 oz. each) chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp. cumin
- 1/4 tsp. ground thyme
- dash of cloves
- Sour cream (optional)
Add all ingredients to Crock-Pot, cover and cook on low until vegetables are tender.
Blend with stick blender to desired texture. Top with sour cream and serve.
I served the soup along with grilled cheese sandwiches for a Lenten Friday (meatless) meal. We both loved the flavor of the soup, but agreed that it wasn't filling enough to be a main course. This soup would be a wonderful first course to a more filling meal or even a festive holiday dinner.
We also think that ham would be a great addition to this soup to make it a bit heartier soup for a main course.
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