Carrot Soup

A very simple and tasty vegetable soup that works in both season. In this soup, the basic ingredient  you need are carrots, yellow carrots makes great puree. The red carrots have more water, they use in salad and pickles as red carrots are ideal for salads. The ginger are coriander elevate the carrot, the recipe of this vegetable soup will definitely make its place in you cookbook and for sure you need to make it again and again.

Never buy shop made soups because frankly they are awful. They do not have any flavor, are over salty, rely too much on a potato base for thickness and volume. Home made soups are more tastier, healthier and less expensive. To make this soup you need the following items.

Ingredients:

1 onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 kg carrots, peeled and sliced 1 cm thick

50g butter (for flavor)

1 tablespoon of sunflower oil

1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder

2 teaspoons of ground turmeric ( a wonder spice health wise)

2 tbs chopped chives (optional)

6g of fresh ginger, minced

1 chicken

4 cups water (add more if soup is too thick )

1/2 - 1 teaspoon red vinegar (to add flavor of your soup)

1/3 cup cream

About 12 stalks of fresh coriander stems and leaves

Salt to taste

Yogurt for garnish

Method:

Peel and slice the carrots and set them to simmer in salted water until they are tender. Using a sieve, drain them but do not discard water, instead save the water in another pan.

Process the carrots until they are a smooth pulp. Add warm water in these pulps in a bowl and make its consistency thick enough like soup. Add now some lemon juice, salt and sugar. Wash, dry and chop the coriander finely with ginger and seed less chillies and slice those lengthwise too. Heat olive oil in a small pan and quickly sear the ginger and chilies very little for just colored but not browned. Mix the coriander into the soup.

Serve the finished soup in individual bowls. Garnish with some yogurt, ginger and chilli and drizzle a drop or two of the oil. A very tasty and yummy homemade carrot soup is now ready. Serve immediately or even cold.

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Hearty Vegetable Soups

SOUTHERN VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP


4 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed


6 cups water


1 lb. lean ground beef


5 tsp beef bouillon granules


1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed tomato soup, undiluted


2 cups frozen corn


2 cups frozen sliced carrots


2 cups frozen cut green beans


2 cups frozen sliced okra


3 tbsp dried minced onion



In a large stew pot or a Dutch oven, bring the potatoes and water to a boil.  Cover and cook for about 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.  Menwhile, cook beef in a large skillet until it is no longer pink.  Drain well and rinse with hot water.  Add the bouillon, soup, all vegetables, onion and beef to the potato pot.   Return to boiling.  Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until soup is heated through.  Stir occasionally during the cooking  process.

CARAWAY BEEF-VEGETABLE SOUP



2 bacon slices, cut into pieces



1/2 lb round steak, cut into small pieces



1 can beef broth



1 can diced tomatoes, undrained



2 cups water



1/4 cup chili sauce or catsup



1/2 tsp caraway seed



2 cups coarsely chopped cabbage



1 cup sliced carrots



1/4 cup quick-cooking barley



In a 3-qt saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.  Add beef; cook, stirring, until beef is browned.  Stir in broth, tomatoes, water, sauce and caraway seeds.  Heat to boiling.  Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.  Stir in cabbage, carrots and barley.  Continue to simmer about 20 minutes until beef and barley are tender.

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Soup Recipes

Delicious soups can be as nourishing as the elements you put on the pot. Meat, poultry and seafood provide the much-needed protein in both the broth and as main or supplementary ingredient. Vegetables, herbs and spices contribute vitamins and anti-oxidants that give soup its medicinal properties. In fact, in Chinese herbal medicine, soup with special herbs and ingredients are often prescribed to cure an illness or sickness. Perhaps that's why chicken soup is often given to those with colds and flu.
A good broth is made from boiling specific ingredients according to the soup recipes. For chicken soup, the cook boils either the whole chicken, its bones or just parts of the chicken. Vegetables are added into the stock for more savor. Same goes for making beef, fish and vegetable stocks. Other ingredients that can be added after the whole soup is made include pasta or noodles, common in Asian style soups.

While meat is popular in soups, there are also all-vegetable soups. Try the Austrian cabbage soup, barley vegetable chowder (a thick soup with seafood or vegetables), or the more colorful carrot soup or corn soup.
Soup recipes also tend to be thin and watery. But if you want something a bit richer, try the thick and creamy soups. Examples include cream of cauliflower, artichoke, pea and vegan broccoli-cauliflower. There are also nut soups like the African peanut soup and the chestnut soup.
While soups recipes is usually regarded as hot and cooked in boiling temperatures, there are also cold soup recipes that bring the same comfort. But they are more invigorating because they are served chilled. After cooking briefly in heat, this kind of soup is allowed to cool because the flavors come out more in that temperature, as well as the ingredient itself. Classic cold soups are tomato or fruit-based. Try the blueberry soup thickened with tapioca or the berry buttermilk soup which combines the tanginess of both berries and buttermilk. The chocolate soup is pretty much like hot chocolate but this one is served chilled, fixed with dark chocolate, milk and cream with cinnamon for that special taste.

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About Chocolate

The chocolate Candy began to gain fame in the shape of the Candy bar. Soon it was found alongside items such as the gum drop and hard candy in the shelves of the general store. Chocolate has grown in leaps and bounds from its humble beginnings. The chocolate candy of today is found in varied flavours, shapes and sizes. Some of the most common ingredients that accompany chocolate are nuts and fruits, left as a whole or ground into pieces. These work well with chocolate as they complement its flavour. In addition these are flavoured with spices that enhance the taste of the chocolate. To some eating a chocolate is like experiencing a tale. The varied ingredients and flavours in the chocolate bar tells a story of different parts of the world. The chocolate takes one on a journey as if travelling through the places it came from.

The internet has brought in an age like no other. Any product can be put on the global market. Chocolate for one has found a niche in this market. Chocolates created in one part of the world can be enjoyed many miles away by simply purchasing it through the internet. Whether simple or exotic, any kind of chocolate is made available to your door step in perfect condition, thanks to today's innovative technology. This technology of our times not only makes available any chocolate of your liking but also brings you the opportunity to create your own. Today's market is here to cater to every need. Whether one wants to relish the chocolate or one wants to create his own. It provides every form of ingredient and tool that would enable a person in the four walls of your home to create this delicious treat. The availability of knowledge and ingredients has ushered in a culture where anybody of the family, young or old is enticed to create his own chocolate. Lot of our chocolate available today have had their beginnings in home kitchens. These chocolate recipes were created by everyday home cooks.
Chocolate is a versatile commodity. It has stood the test of time. It can be used for self-indulgence, as a gift for someone or created and shared within a family. Today's global market makes it available in every kind but also provides the opportunity for you to create the next best chocolate in your very home.

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