Velvety Red Pepper Soup – Pareve version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Roasted Vegetables

1. 1
   Arrange the peppers on a baking sheet.

   Baking pan
2. 2
   Roast the peppers whole in a hot oven (220°C / 430°F) 25 minutes, turning, until the skin is blackened and the flesh completely soft.

   ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBakeware

   💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
3. 3
   Transfer to a bowl, cover tightly and leave 10 minutes.

   Bowl

   💡The steam in the covered container separates the skin from the flesh, so it comes off easily. Don't rinse under water: the smoky flavor washes away with it.
4. 4
   Peel off the charred skin, remove the stem and seeds from the peppers and drain off the liquid.

   Colander

For the Fried onion

1. 5
   Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStovePot
2. 6
   Add the onion and fry 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 7
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 8
   Add the paprika and stir 1 minute.
2. 9
   Add the roasted peppers and the stock and bring to a boil.

   Stove
3. 10
   Turn down the heat and simmer 10 minutes.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
4. 11
   Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.

   Stick blender
5. 12
   Add the plant-based cooking cream, season with salt and black pepper and heat another 5 minutes.

   Stove

   💡The plant-based cooking cream or cheese goes in after blending, over low heat: a hard boil after adding them can make the soup separate.
6. 13
   Drizzle a little olive oil over each bowl.