Name: Spicy Carrot and Orange Soup
Ingredients: 6 tb Olive Oil; 2 Leeks, White Part Only, Finely Chopped; 12 Carrots, Peeled And Chopped; 6 c Vegetable Or Chicken Stock; 1/2 ts Nutmeg; 1/2 ts Paprika; 1 pn Cayenne; 1 pn Ginger; 1/2 c Fresh Cilantro, Finely Chopped; Rind Of 1 Orange; 1 1/2 c Orange Juice; Salt And Pepper, To Taste; 6 sl Orange, Very Thin, For Garnish

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats		New text im, Soups	124	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	tb	Olive Oil
2		Leeks, White Part Only, Finely Chopped
12		Carrots, Peeled And Chopped
6	c	Vegetable Or Chicken Stock
1/2	ts	Nutmeg
1/2	ts	Paprika
1	pn	Cayenne
1	pn	Ginger
1/2	c	Fresh Cilantro, Finely Chopped
		Rind Of 1 Orange
1 1/2	c	Orange Juice
		Salt And Pepper, To Taste
6	sl	Orange, Very Thin, For Garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour the oil in a good-sized pot and gently saute the leeks for about 2
minutes with the pot covered. Add the chopped carrots, stir well, cover the
pot, and continue cooking for about 4-5 minutes over low heat.
2. Uncover the pot, stir once more, and add the stock, nutmeg, paprika,
cayenne, ginger, cilantro, orange rind, orange juice, salt, and pepper to
taste. Bring the soup to a boil. Cover the pot and let the soup simmer for
30 to 40 minutes.
3. Allow the soup to cook and then pass it through a sieve or blend it in a
blender or food processor. this soup can be refrigerated for a few hours
and served cold, or if you decide to serve it hot, reheat it just before
serving and let the soup stand for 3 minutes. Garnish the soup with thin
orange slices at the center of each serving.
Recipe by: Twelve Months of Monastery Soups.  p.  124 Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #649 by Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Jun 26, 1997

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