Nina Y's Carrot Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons rice, uncooked
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups stock
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• salt or pepper
• milk or cream

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, carmelize onions in butter.
• 2 add garlic and carrots.
• 3 saute for a couple of minutes.
• 4 add chicken broth/stock, rice, tomato paste, ginger, and salt and pepper.
• 5 bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 6 puree in either blender, in batches or use an immersion blender.
• 7 add milk/cream, if desired, to taste.