Sopa De Cenoura - Carrot Soup - Portugal

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, small, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup tomato, very ripe, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, left whole
• 1 lb carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped
• 1 sweet potato, medium, , peeled, chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup turnip, yellow, peeled, roughly chopped (rutabaga)
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt, coarse sea
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a 4-quart stock pot over medium-high heat. add and sauté the onion until a light golden color, then stir in the tomato and garlic.
• 2 reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and continue cooking until the tomato is soft and partially dissolved, about 15 minutes.
• 3 add in the carrots, sweet potato, and turnip, pour in the water, cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 4 reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. remove the pot from the heat and purée the soup (a hand-blender works well).
• 5 stir in the remaining oil and season with salt and pepper. bring the soup back to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 more minutes, then serve.