Curried Carrot Soup
from leadwiththediet.com
Note: Carrots tend to be higher in carbs and on the glycemic index, so we recommend this recipe to be used in small quantities.
Basic Chicken Stock
- 6-8 large chicken thighs with bones
- 2-3 quarts water
- 2 onions, peeled and quartered
- 2 large carrots, peeled quartered
- 2 stalks celery, in large chunks
- 2 large cloves of garlic, peeled
- 1 TBLS salt
- 12-15 whole black peppercorns
- Bring all to a boil then simmer gently together in a kettle for about 1 hour, remove chicken and cool.
- If stock is not concentrated enough, you can take the meat off the bones, return the bones to the stock and simmer for another hour, leaving it at least partially uncovered.
- This makes a delicious, rich chicken broth from which you can make several different kinds of soup.
- If there is a lot of fat on the top, skim some off and refrigerate and save to season other foods, instead of butter or oil
Curried Carrot Soup
- Saute a large chopped onion in olive oil in a large dutch oven for 5-10 mnutes until limp and transparent.
- Add 1-2 TBLS of curry powder (optional) and brown a minute longer.
- Add 1-2 quarts of chicken stock and cook 10 or so large carrots until very tender in the stock.
- Blend all until creamy with a stick blender.