Ingredients
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1 tablespoon oil
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200 g canned tomatoes, chopped
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600 g carrots, peeled and sliced
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1 liter chicken stock, plus
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1/2 cup chicken stock, extra
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1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped and loosely packed.
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1/2 cup cream
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salt
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pepper
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2 small onions, diced
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1 coriander root, chopped finely (cilantro)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or stockpot.
- Add onions and cook until transparent.
- Add coriander root and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes and carrots and cook, stirring, until most of the moisture has cooked out of the tomato.
- Add chicken stock and pepper and bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the carrots are very tender.
- Add the extra half a cup of stock to replace liquid lost through evaporation.
- Add coriander leaves.
- Blend or process soup until smooth.
- Add cream, taste and adjust seasoning.
- For a smoother, velvety soup, press soup through a sieve and reheat before serving.