My aunt Lulu made carrot soup over the vacations, and a bunch of individuals requested for the recipe…
Carrot soup has at all times been a staple at Lulu’s home, since my grandmother Milly cherished it a lot. In Lulu’s magnificence uniform, which we did in 2019 when my grandmother was nonetheless alive, she mentioned, “Milly could be very peaceable and cute and straightforward. She loves completely something you do for her. One humorous factor is that she at all times makes the identical carrot soup daily. Each time, I’m like, Oh, yay, thank goodness we acquired to the underside of the bowl…and there she is, whipping up one other one! I’m loopy about her.”
Funnily sufficient, Lulu now makes the soup on a regular basis, too! Right here’s a photograph I snapped of her kitchen desk a pair years in the past when we had been visiting.
Above is the lovable recipe Lulu despatched me. My dad and all his siblings have the identical handwriting.
Since I do know Cup of Jo readers love specifics, I requested our beloved Jenny Rosenstrach if she may make the carrot soup and write it out with extra element, utilizing substances simply discovered within the U.S. “Lulu’s carrot soup was scrumptious and couldn’t have been simpler,” she advised me afterward. “It’s very satisfying to assume that in case you have a sometimes stocked pantry, you’ll be able to simply decide up a bag of carrots and have a scrumptious healthful dinner on the desk lower than an hour later.”
Lulu and Milly’s Souped-Up Carrot Soup 🙂
Recipe edited for readability
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, sliced
Kosher salt and freshly floor black pepper
1 pound carrots, peeled and minimize into 1/2-inch slices or chunks
2 teaspoons Knorr Roasted Hen Base, whisked with 16 ounces (2 cups) water
1 teaspoon sizzling sauce for a touch of warmth
1 14-ounce can coconut milk
Add olive oil to a medium soup pot set over medium warmth. Add onions, salt and pepper, and prepare dinner till onions are softened, about 5 minutes. (In case you preserve going with the onions, possibly one other 5 minutes on medium-low warmth, you’ll get much more depth and caramelization.) Add carrots, inventory combination, sizzling sauce, and coconut milk, and convey to a boil, then decrease warmth to a simmer and prepare dinner till the carrots are smooth and squishy, about 15-20 minutes. Let cool barely, then pour the combination right into a blender. Protecting the lid’s plug/cap barely ajar to let steam escape, course of the soup till silky and clean. (You can too puree utilizing an immersion blender instantly within the pot, however the soup’s consistency won’t be as velvety.) Serve heat, ideally with a inexperienced salad, English cheeses, and plenty and many toast.
Take pleasure in! xoxo
P.S. Lulu’s home tour in Cornwall, England, the life motto I realized at my grandmother’s funeral, and Lulu’s magnificence uniform. Plus, one other superb soup we make on a regular basis.
