Herbed Carrot Soup

Name: Herbed Carrot Soup
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 4 Tbsps butter; 1 kilograms carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4-in.-thick rounds; 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 237 milliliters crème fraîche or sour cream; 237 milliliters fresh dill, chopped; 237 milliliters fresh tarragon, chopped; 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 59 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 liters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2 mediums onions, sliced; 79 milliliters long-grain rice (any variety)

Herbed Carrot Soup is a gluten free and vegetarian main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 607 calories, 20g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up garlic, carrots, dill, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large pot (at least 5 qts.) over medium-high heat, then add onions. Cook until onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Butter

Onion

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Pot

Add garlic, carrots, bay leaf, rice, 2 tsp. salt, pepper, and chicken broth.

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Chicken Broth

Bay Leaves

Carrot

Garlic

Pepper

Rice

Salt

Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.

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Carrot

Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.

Remove bay leaf and pure soup in batches in a blender. Return soup to pot and set over low heat.

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Bay Leaves

Soup

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Add whipping cream and 2 cups water (if soup looks too thick, add a little more water) and cook until warmed through. Season to taste with additional salt.

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Whipping Cream