TRADITIONAL SENEGALESE SOUP '21' CLUB

Traditional Senegalese Soup '21' Club image

Yield Makes about 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

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3 tart apples;such as Granny Smith
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 carrots chopped
1 large white onion, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1 garlic clove, chopped
3 tablespoons curry powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (preferably unbleached)
8 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon canned tomato purée
1/2 cup heavy cream
Garnish: bottled mango chutney

Steps:

Peel and core apples and chop. In a heavy kettle heat butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and cook apples, carrots, onion, raisins, and garlic , stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, 10 to 12 minutes. Add curry powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add flour and cook stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in broth and tomato purée and simmer, covered, 1 hour and 20 minutes. Stir in cream and salt to taste and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Cool soup and in a food processor or blender purée in batches until smooth. Strain soup through a sieve into a large bowl and chill until cold, 2 to 3 hours.
Garnish each serving with about 1/2 teaspoon chutney.