Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Carrot Soup
Carrot Soup brings together carrots, onion, and dried thyme. Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 70 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Dish type
- Soups & stews
A few quick notes
1. Have the finishing ingredients ready
Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. Have those ingredients ready and follow that order, rather than adding everything at the beginning.
2. Give yourself room for batches
The method calls for working in batches. Read that part before filling the pan, and give each batch the same cooking and doneness checks rather than crowding everything in at once.
3. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Get to know the ingredients
Carrots
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Clean the carrots and cut them into 1/4 inch rounds.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: While the carrots roast, dice the onions.
Dried thyme
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Turn off the heat, add the thyme and cook for one minute, to infuse the butter.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 8 steps completeMake room for Carrot Soup
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a few leaves of Italian parsley Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Get the blending equipment ready
There is a blending step in this method. Set up the appliance called for and follow its instructions along with the recipe, including any cooling or handling directions before blending.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven, sheet pan, dutch oven, and blender. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. Have those ingredients ready and follow that order, rather than adding everything at the beginning.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add the butter to a large Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until it foams and the milk solids start to brown.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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