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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Root-A-Rama Soup - Rocking with Root Veggies

I am proud of this creation for 3 reasons:
  • Catchy name that I decided to bestow on this soup. 
  • You won't find this combination of root veggie soup anywhere(Yup, I googled it and saw this combo nowhere) 
  • It turned out extremely well for an experiment.
I used four root veggies(Root, Tuber-root, Tap-root and blah blah blah) for this soup- Celery Root, Onion Root, Ginger Root and Sweet Potato.Actually five if you consider the Garlic cloves that I used. So yummy this soup turned out that it is going down in my long-list of all-time favorites. If you let me, I will go on touting about this soup in such an audacious manner that it might upset some of the readers. So I will shut up and just type.BTW, I am sending this as an entry for this month's  No Croutons Required event hosted by Lisa@ Lisa's Kitchen.


Main Ingredients Used:

Ingredients:
  •  Celery Root - 1, skinned and chunked
  •  Sweet Potato - 2, skinned and chunked
  •  Red Onion - 1, large, vertically slit(save a few slices for a caramelized garnish)
  •  Ginger Root - 1/2 inch, skinned and diced
  •  Garlic - 3 clove, minced
  •  Bay Leaf - 1
  •  Cracked Pepper - 1 tsp
  •  Vegetable stock - 2 cups, homemade or store-bought
  •  Milk - 2 cups, skimmed or whole
  •  Salt for taste
  •  Olive oil - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
Procedure:
  •  In a stock pot, heat the olive oil and add the minced garlic, bay leaf. After a minute, add the onions and saute until they are browned.
  •  Throw in the chunked sweet potato,celery root, cracked pepper, ginger and salt. Mix well.
  •  Pour the vegetable stock and stir. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.
  •  Add the milk and stir frequently until the mixture thickens for about 7-8 minutes.
  •  Switch off the stove and cool.
  •  Puree the mixture with an immersion blender or in a blender. Pour a portion of it into a serving bowl.
  •  In a skillet, add a tsp of oil and caramelize the onions.
  •  Sprinkle it on top of the soup.
Makes 6 Servings of thick soup.

Tip: Chop the celery root and sweet potato into roughly same-sized chunks for even cooking.Add more milk if you want a thinner, runny soup.And Celery root may be substituted with any other root that will go well with sweet potato.

Enjoy! I certainly did(Burrrrpp)!

7 comments:

  1. Very nice soup recipe. First time here. You have a nice space dear.

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  2. This soup must taste amazing!!! looks so warm and inviting and nurturing!Perfect for weather

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  3. Oh wow! This soup looks and sounds so delicious! Perfect for the chilly weather!

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  4. what a nifty idea...pass it on..it's soooo cold here :-)BTW I liked the name too..:D

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  5. Haha the name made me laugh for quite a while. Love all of your roots. Especially the sweet potatoes and ginger!

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