Best Curried Onion Soup Recipes

CURRIED POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP WITH ONION SALSA AND MINTED YOGURT

Steps:

• For mustard-onion salsa:
• Combine first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until onions begin to soften, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until onions are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Add lemon juice and lemon peel; cook uncovered until most liquid is evaporated, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before serving.
• For curry oil:
• Cook oil and curry powder in heavy small skillet over medium-high heat until curry powder darkens slightly, about 1 minute. Transfer to small pitcher. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
• For minted yogurt:
• Mix yogurt, green onions, and chopped mint in medium bowl. Cover and chill. Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• For soup:
• Heat oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add next 5 ingredients. Cook until onion and cauliflower begin to brown, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes; stir 2 minutes. Add turmeric and stir 1 minute. Add broth and bay leaves. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Add tofu; heat until warmed through, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves.
• Divide soup among 6 bowls; sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve salsa, curry oil, and minted yogurt alongside.
• *Nigella seeds are pungent and peppery, from a flowering plant of the same name. Also called kalonji or black onion seeds. Available at indianfoodsco.com.

CURRIED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Working in two batches, put onions in a food processor. Pulse until chopped medium fine. Set aside.
• Put butter in a 5-quart casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 2 minutes.
• Stir in onions and curry powder until well coated with butter. Cover and cook for 30 minutes, stirring once.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Working in two batches, scrape mixture into a blender. Process until very smooth, stopping from time to time to scrape down sides of container.
• Scrape mixture back into casserole. Stir in broth. Cover and cook for 6 minutes, to heat through. Remove from oven and whisk in lime juice and salt.

CURRIED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large soup pot over a medium high heat.
• Add onions and sugar.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions turn a deep brown (but not burned), about 20-25 minutes.
• Add curry paste and stir until dissolved into onions.
• Add 1 can beef broth.
• Mix until any browned bits on pot bottom are released.
• Add remaining can of beef broth, consomme, sherry and browning sauce.
• Stir and bring just to a boil.
• Pour into crock-pot.
• Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
• Alternatively, soup can be simmered on stove for 1-2 hours.
• Serve soup as is, or topped with bread rounds.
• Top bread with a generous portion of cheese.
• For a dramatic effect, serve soup in individual ovenproof bowls and broil 2-3 minutes, or until cheese melts.
• Watch carefully so cheese does not burn.

CURRIED ONION SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute onions for the soup base in 4 tbsp of butter. 2. When tender stir in the curry powder 3. Saute 1 minute longer 4. Blend in the flour and stir slowly for 3 minutes 5. Remove from heat and when bubbling stops pour in 1 cup of chicken broth all at once; whisk vigorously to blend 6. Whisk in 6 more cups of chicken broth 7. Bring to simmer; let simmer for 10 minutes stirring frequently 8. The soup should be lightly thickened (enough to coat a spoon lightly); if not add a little more liquid. 9. Use a blender to smooth out the chunky bits