Sweet Curry Soup

I have become a Penzy Spice convert.  If you think your spices are pure of flavor, try Penzy Spices which are also sold online as well as in a Penzy Store.  The spices have such depth of flavor.

Sweet Curry Soup

By Jenny Beaujean in Penzey's Spices 

• 1 medium onion large dice
• 2 stalks celery, medium dice
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 large parsnip, small cubes
• 1 cup small cubes rutabaga (about 1/3 of a large rutabaga)
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 box of chicken stock,  plus water as needed
• handful of brown rice
• can of chick peas
• can of diced tomatoes
• ¼ large head cabbage, shredded
• Sweet Curry Powder, Penzey’s
• Arizona Dreaming, Penzey’s
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

NOTE:  amounts are all guesstimates. I make most of my soups without a recipe…and the veggies that end up in the pot depend on what was in the farm share, or my fridge!  This week was a lot of different veggies!

1. Heat olive oil in pot, sauté onion, celery a few minutes over medium heat. 
2. Add garlic, carrots, parsnip, rutabaga, sweet potatoes stirring and cook for a few minutes more.
3. Add chicken stock, and water if needed, to cover vegetables. Add rice, and season with salt and pepper.
4. After simmering about 20 minutes, add sweet curry powder and Arizona Dreaming. (I probably used a tablespoon of curry powder, and teaspoon of Arizona Dreaming.) As well as chick peas and tomatoes. 
5. Cook at least another 20 minutes.
6. If the soup is getting too thick, add more water or stock. Simmer up to two hours on low heat.
7. About a half hour before serving, add shredded cabbage. 
8. Just before serving stir in lemon juice. 

NOTE:  I also sometimes start by cooking strips of chicken, pork, beef, or even slices of chicken apple sausage in pot; remove and set aside. After removing seared meat from pot, proceed with recipe above… Add meat back to pot when adding shredded cabbage.

Sometimes, I use chopped kale, adding at the same time as the cabbage, it makes the soup very colorful!