Carrot and Ginger Soup

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

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

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveLarge pot
2. 2
   Add the onion and fry for 8–10 minutes, stirring, until the onion is soft and deep golden.

   ⚙ 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. 3
   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. 4
   Add the ginger and fry 1 minutes, until fragrant.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
2. 5
   Add the cumin and paprika and stir 1 minute.
3. 6
   Add the vegetables and stock and bring to a boil.

   Stove
4. 7
   Turn down the heat and simmer 25 minutes, until the vegetables is completely tender.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
5. 8
   Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.

   Stick blender
6. 9
   Add the coconut milk, season with salt and heat another 5 minutes.

   Stove
7. 10
   Serve with the parsley.