CARROT SOUP

Ingredients.....600gm of shredded carrots, 1 large onion, peeled and chopped,80gm of butter/ marg, 1 tbs of plain flour, 5 cups of chicken stock, 3/4 cups of cream, 1 tbs of minced ginger, salt and pepper to taste, dried chives for garnish. Heat the butter/ marg in a large pot, add the chopped onion and shredded carrots. Stir over a low heat until the onion softens. Add the flour and stir until combined. Remove the pot from the heat and add the stock, stirring until combined. Return the pot to the heat and continue stirring until the mixture boils and thickens. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot and simmer until the carrot is tender. Use a stick blender to process the soup until smooth. Now stir in the cream, minced ginger, salt and pepper. Stir until heated through. Serve the carrot soup sprinkled with the chives. You may have guessed , I love soups . Please note , you can add the finely grated rind of 1 orange and the juice of 2 oranges to the above recipe, to make carrot and orange soup. Both versions are delicious.