Cranberry Carrot Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Cook 1 1/2 pounds thinly sliced carrots in a skillet with 2 tablespoons olive oil until beginning to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups no-sugar-added cranberry juice, 3/4 teaspoon cumin and a pinch each of cinnamon and salt. Simmer, stirring, until tender and glazed, 25 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrots. Place them in a three to four quart saucepan with the cranberries and water. Simmer 20 minutes, until the cranberries and carrots are very tender.
• Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Transfer the carrots and cranberries to a food processor and puree them. Return the carrots and cranberries to the saucepan, along with the reserved cooking liquid. Add the sugar, salt, nutmeg, lemon juice and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
• Serve the soup hot, with a dollop of sour cream as a garnish on each portion.

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrots. Put them in a three- to four-quart saucepan with the cranberries and water. Simmer 20 minutes, until the cranberries and carrots are very tender.
• Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Transfer the carrots and cranberries to a food processor and puree. Return the carrots and cranberries to the saucepan along with the reserved cooking liquid. Add the sugar, ginger, salt, nutmeg, lemon juice and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer.
• Serve the soup hot, with a dollop of sour cream as a garnish on each portion.

Steps:

• Put carrots and cranberries into a microwave-safe dish. Mix chicken broth, butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl; drizzle over the carrot mixture and stir to coat.
• Cook in microwave on High for 4 minutes.
• Continue cooking in microwave until carrots are tender, about 8 minutes more; cool at room temperature for 5 minutes and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside., In the same pan, combine the cranberry sauce, butter, brown sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook and stir until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is smooth. Add carrots; stir to coat. Heat through.

Steps:

• In a heavy soup kettle, melt the butter. Gently saute the chopped onions, celery and carrots until the vegetables are soft. Add the chicken broth. Rinse the hot pepper under running water to remove the seeds and inner white membrane. Add to the broth, together with the bay leaf and several grinds of pepper.
• Rinse the cranberries and pick them over to remove any that are spoiled. Roughly chop the berries on a wooden board or process them briefly in a food processor. Add to the broth and let simmer gently over low heat until the cranberries are soft and disintegrating into the broth.
• Add the cider to the broth. Mix well and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with sour cream if desired. The soup may also be prepared ahead of time and reheated before serving.

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan and cover with salted water; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and boil for 3 to 4 minutes or until almost fork tender; drain well and set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat, then add carrots to melted butter, along with the craisins.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for 3 to 5 minutes or until carrots begin to brown.
• Stir in maple syrup, then add ginger, rosemary, and salt and pepper.
• Cook until carrots are tender, shiny and caramelized.