Smoked Carrot Bisque

This smoked carrot-curry soup is popular with vegetarians as well as meat eaters!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 250 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 cups cream
• 5 pounds carrots, peeled and trimmed
• mesquite or hickory wood chips, as needed for smoker
• 4 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
• 5 quarts vegetable stock

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place whole, peeled carrots onto smoker rack. Smoke 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a 1 1/2 to 2 gallon soup pot over medium heat. Stir in onions, jalapeno pepper, and garlic, cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Chop carrots, and add to onions along with celery; continue cooking another 5 to 10 minutes until the celery softens.

Step 3

Stir in turmeric and curry powder until evenly distributed; pour in vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Strain the vegetables out of the soup and puree in a blender until smooth. Pour the puree back into the soup, and continue simmering 30 minutes more.

Step 5

Whisk butter into soup until melted, then stir in cream, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Strain soup through a fine mesh strainer before serving.