Monday, January 10, 2011

Curried Tomato And Apple Soup


When I eat soup I sometimes think of something that Henry Rollins wrote. It went a little like this: "A man all by himself in a crappy apartment, standing over the kitchen sink, eating soup from a can. That kind of life takes more guts than I will ever have."

     Soup is hardcore. It's also a meal in a bowl, hence my love for it. 


Curried Tomato And Apple Soup

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil (see notes)
1 cup chopped onions.
1 cup chopped, peeled green apples.
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions
1. Heat oil in pot or large saucepan.  Add onions and apples and cook over low heat until soft, about 5-10 minutes.

2. Stir in curry power, coriander, ginger, cardamom and turmeric until onions and apples are evenly coated.

3. Stir in tomatoes, broth and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30 minutes. (see notes)

4. Stir in brown sugar, salt and pepper.

5. Working in 1-2 cup batches, puree the soup. If possible, serve with naan.

Notes

Because I was sweating the onions and apple over low heat, I used olive oil, which has a relatively low smoke point. To add additional flavor profiles, I even went with an infused olive oil. Specifically, I used a blood orange oil oil.

With Thomas Keller in mind, I occasionally skim the reddish-orange foam from the soup.

7 comments:

  1. Hey Christian,

    How do you do your infusions?

    Have you tried this method?

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  2. Num num num. Saw this on your other site. Very interesting formula.

    Tim ordered me a big box of hot sauces that arrived today. I took some pictures, will blog about it during the week. It's a big box of toys.

    Did you ever get those specialty ingredients you wanted? I'm thinking about a run to Wegmans soon. Still have to get stuff for me Red Shirt gingerbread men.

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  3. bio: Whoa! That's a hell of a technique! I just bought some blood orange olive oil, but that cool gadget in the link may be in my future.

    whisk: Can't wait to see the blog entry! I haven't gone shopping yet, but I think venison medallions are in my future!

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  4. Wow. This sounds really good!

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  5. Thanks! I'm kind of a sucker for tomato soup...and soup in general!

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  6. Never had venison that I know of, I look forward to your post, as well. So much fun, this thing called cooking.

    Tonight we did Pizza Hut. Tim got pepperoni and I got the medium veggie thin crust - just so I could use some of my hot peppers and sauce. It was goooood, too. Num num num.

    Headed to bed. Have a great one, Christian. Happy Cooking.

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  7. Got your message. 75 degrees. You're killing me.

    I never had pork shoulder. Man, so many foods yet to try. I look forward to hearing about your next meal.

    We did pizza tonight. Veggie thin crust again for me, and pepperoni stuffed crust for Tim. Was good.

    Enjoy your meal tomorrow.

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