Pepper soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 carrot
- 3 red peppers
- 2.5 cups of broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato concentrate
- seasonings: salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, 2 tablespoons wild garlic, 1 teaspoon chili flakes or 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
Preparation
- In a pot on butter and olive oil, sauté the diced onion. Add sliced garlic and sauté together for a moment.
- Add peeled and grated carrot on a grater with large holes and mix. Add diced pepper and, stirring occasionally, sauté the ingredients for about 5 minutes. Add the seasonings and mix.
- Pour in the hot broth, add the tomato concentrate, season with salt and pepper if needed and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer under a slightly open lid for about 10 minutes.
- After cooking, blend (preferably in a standing food processor) or with an immersion blender. Serve with your favorite toppings.
Tips
Serving suggestion
grated Parmesan / sour cream / garlic croutons / sautéed chorizo sausage, Parma ham or bacon / chopped chives
Tips
Garlic croutons:
bread toasted in a toaster or browned in a dry pan, rubbed with a halved garlic clove and spread thinly with butter