Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 chopped leeks
  • 2 tablespoons peeled grated gingerroot
  • 3 lbs peeled chopped carrots
  • 10 cups chicken stock or 10 cups vegetable stock
  • 3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
  • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek (sub red pepper flakes if you must)
  • 1 (398 ml) can coconut milk
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  • Over medium heat in large stock pot melt butter then add onions, leeks, garlic, ginger root.
  • Cook for about 10 minutes or until soft.
  • Add stock, carrots and parsley flakes.
  • Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes until carrots are soft.
  • Add more stock if a little thick.
  • Puree with a hand blender until desired consistency (I like it with just a few small carrot chunks).
  • Stir in sambal olek and coconut milk then salt and pepper to taste.