If a pot of homemade soup brings to mind a big kettle of many ingredients simmering for hours, think again. There’s an easy formula for preparing vegetable soups that requires only a few ingredients and minimal cooking time, yet yields the same rich comfort that soup is intended to provide. The basic soup can be enriched by replacing the water with stock, adding heavy cream or coconut milk, or stirring in some olive oil, basil oil or a nut oil. The following is the template for a basic soup, done with carrots and ginger, and suggestions for some other combinations. Basic Vegetable Soup: Carrot-GingerTime: 30 minutesYield: 2 to 4 servings1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

Source: New York Times January 24, 2021 04:41 UTC