Soups On at Empty Bowls

Jeff Green | Feb 05, 2020

As promised last week, here is the recipe for one of the soups that will be available at the Empty Bowls event at the Kennebec Hall in Arden on Saturday February 15th.

It is provided by Kim Perry and is one of the soups that is available at her store, Local Family Farms on Main Street in Verona.

“I decided to make this recipe for the fundraiser because it is a good recipe if you are using local ingredients, ingredients that keep well in your fridge or root cellar if you happen to grow some of your own vegetables” she said about the recipe.

Kim makes soup on a larger scale than most of us. I adapted it with lesser quantities in my own kitchen this week and it turned out perfectly

Ingredients - Carrot Parsnip Ginger Soup

• 8 Cups Water or stock of a combination of the two
• 4 large carrots (3/4 pound) thick slice
• 1lb parsnips, peeled and thick sliced
• 2 large onions - chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1-inch piece of fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon dried ginger
• 4-5 cloves garlic - chopped
• 1tbsp Olive oil
• (1tsp each powdered coriander, cumin, and turmeric – optional)
• Splash or two of white wine - optional
• 2 medium carrots, peeled, diced 1/4 inch (to be added near the end of cooking)

Method
Clear onions for 5 minutes in olive oil on medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and turn down heat a little. Cook another 2 minutes. Add 1st bunch of carrots, all the parsnips and the spices and stir with onion mixture for 4-5 minutes. Add wine and cook for one minute on medium high heat. Add water or stock and bring to a boil, then simmer, loosely covered, for 90 minutes. Use a stick to puree or transfer smaller amounts to a blender to puree.

Add the second bunch of carrots and simmer until they are tender.

Serve with good bread and a garden or spinach salad.

This soup will be available at Empty Bowls on February 15 at the Kennebec Hall in Arden from 10am-4pm. There will be some fancy desserts on offer as well, including: warm apple cake with ice cream and caramel sauce,   cherry cheese cake, and more.