Receta Curried Eggplant Soup (Shulman)
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Review: "Perfect marriage of eggplant and curry, this pleasing soup is elegant served warm or possibly cool."
- Salt the eggplant generously and let sit for 30 min. Rinse and set aside.(See note)
- Heat the oil over medium-low heat in a heavy-bottomed soup pot or possibly dutch oven and saute/fry the onion gently till it begins to soften, about 3 min.
- Add in the garlic, ginger, and spices and continue to cook, stirring, another 30 seconds to 1 minute, till the spices and garlic begin to stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Add in the eggplant, stock or possibly water, and potatoes, and bring to a boil. Add in salt and pepper; reduce the heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
- Puree the soup in batches in a blender or possibly food prosessor, or possibly with a hand blender. Return to the pot and stir in the lowfat milk or possibly yogurt and the cayenne.
- Adjust the seasoning. - -Refrigeratefor serveral hrs; garnish at service. -
- Serve warm, and garnish: with a dollop of yogurt, a sprinkling of grated orange peel, and minced cilantro.
- SUGGESTED MENU Curried Eggplant Soup Tabouli or possibly Curry Salad Pears or possibly Poached/Baked Quince
- NOTE: To minimize salt, you could slice eggplants in half and roast on a sprayed cookie sheet, cut side down, 325F for about 45 min. Let cold.
- Then cut.Or possibly bake for 60 min; cold, and scoop out the pulp; add in to soup.
- Taste the soup: you may want to add in a little sugar to compensate.