Dairy-free Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Anyone who reads my posts knows that on New Year’s Eve we feast on hors d’oeuvre throughout the day — no real sit-down dinner. Dessert is later in the evening.
But my cousins sleep over for a couple of days and that means real meals too.
On one of the nights they are with us I usually serve either Rack of Lamb or Rib Roast — the dinner we used to eat on New Year’s Eve long ago before we decided on the nibble fest.
For starters? This soup. Light enough to precede a heavy meat meal and colorful enough for a celebration. Bonus: you can make this a few days ahead!
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ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP
4 sweet red, orange and/or yellow bell peppers
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 medium scallions, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley plus more for garnish if desired
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
6 tablespoons raw white rice
5 cups vegetable stock
1-1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste
freshly ground black pepper
3/4 to 1 cup non-dairy milk, optional
Preheat the broiler. Place the peppers under the broiler, about 4-6" away from the heat. Broil for 2-3 minutes, until the skin has blistered. Turn the peppers and repeat this process until the entire surface is blistered and lightly charred. Remove the peppers and place them in a paper bag or wrap in aluminum foil. Let rest at least 10 minutes. Remove the peppers from the bag, peel off the skin and discard the stem and the seeds. Cut the peppers into pieces and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions, carrots, garlic, parsley and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables have softened slightly. Stir in the rice. Add the peppers and stock. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat and cook at a simmer for 25 minutes. Add non-dairy milk if desired. Puree in a food processor or blender. Serve hot or chilled.
Makes 6 servings
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Guiso Carrero (Argentinian Stew)
It's still all for play in Pool D with Argentina and Japan meeting tomorrow, and the winner of that match going through to the quarter finals! I have no particular favourites, but as the nights get much chillier, a warming Guiso Carrero makes a hearty and comforting dinner! Happy Saturday!
Ingredients (serves 4):
2 tablespoons olive oil
725 grams/ 1.60 pound good quality stewing meat (I used veal osso bucco)
1 onion
1 green Garden Bell Pepper, rinsed
1/3 red hot chili pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 large garlic clove, minced
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
450 grams/1 pound Garden Red Kuri Squash
4 medium or 8 small Garden Potatoes
4 Whole Peeled Tomatoes + 1/2 cup of their juice
1 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt flakes
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 1/2 cup Beef Broth, warmed
a dozen fresh Garden Green Beans
1 cup egg noodles
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add veal osso bucco (or the meat you are using), and brown well, a couple of minutes on each side. Once browned, transfer the meat to a plate; set aside.
Peel and finely chop onion, and stir into the pot. Fry, a couple of minutes, until softening.
Halve and seed Bell Pepper, then chop it and add to the pot. Thinly slice chili pepper, and stir into the pot, as well.
Season with dried oregano and thyme and Cayenne Pepper. Stir in minced garlic, and deglaze with red wine vinegar. Reduce heat to medium.
Peel and seed Red Kuri Squash, and cut it into cubes.
Peel Potatoes and halve (or quarter) them, depending on size.
Add Red Kuri Squash cubes and Potatoes to the pot, stirring well to coat in onion and herbs. Increase heat back to medium-high.
Roughly chop Whole Peeled Tomatoes and stir them, along with their juice into the pot.
Return reserved osso bucco, along with its resting juices, to the pot. Season well with fleur de sel and black pepper. Cover with warmed Beef Broth, and bring to the boil.
Once boiling, reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid, and simmer 45 minutes to an hour.
Rinse Green Beans and top and tail them. Add to the pot and cover with the lid. Cook, about 10 minutes.
Finaly, stir in egg noodles, cover with the lid, and cook 5 minutes more.
Serve Guiso Carrero hot, with a robust red wine like an Argentinian Cabernet or a French Ventoux. Buen provecho!
Argentina vs. Samoa (19-10), Friday 22nd September, Saint-Etienne, France
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