Carrot Soup with Spiced Ground Beef and Pine Nuts
Silky carrot soup topped with spiced ground beef and toasty pine nuts! Bright, savory, warming, all the best things!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon beef flavor base
- 2 teaspoons hot madras curry powder (regular curry powder works, too)
- 1 14 -ounce can coconut milk
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon beef flavor base
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
- a bit of lemon zest
- thinly sliced shallot (love)
- plain yogurt
- flatbread
Steps
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Heat a soup pot over medium high heat. Add oil, onions, carrots, bouillon, and curry powder. Sauté for 3-5 minutes.
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Add water; simmer for 15 minutes.
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Add coconut milk; puree with an immersion blender until smooth. (affiliate link)
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heat a large skillet with the oil over medium high heat. Brown the ground beef until cooked (season with a little bit of salt and pepp).
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Stir in tomato paste, bouillon, and garam masala; sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add pine nuts, parsley, and lemon zest and sauté until toasty and fragrant.
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Serve soup topped with a scoop of the ground beef, and whatever other toppings you like (I love this with thinly sliced shallot, a swirl of plain yogurt, and some flatbread for dipping).
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (22% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| olive oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| yellow onion | 1 | - | - |
| carrots | 2 pounds | - | - |
| Better Than Bouillon beef flavor base | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| hot madras curry powder | 2 teaspoons | $0.50/100g | $1.00 |
| -ounce can coconut milk | 1 | $0.75/kg | $0.07 |
| water | 1.5 cups | - | - |
| olive oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| ground beef | 1 pound | - | - |
| tomato paste | 1 tablespoon | $0.75/kg | $0.01 |
| Better Than Bouillon beef flavor base | 2 teaspoons | - | - |
| garam masala | 1 teaspoon | $0.31/250g | $0.01 |
| pine nuts | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| finely chopped parsley | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| a bit of lemon zest | - | - | - |
| thinly sliced shallot | - | - | - |
| plain yogurt | - | - | - |
| flatbread | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region


















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