Roasted Red Pepper and Gouda Cheese Soup

Watch the Tutorial here!

Ingredients

  • 4 red peppers
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 rib of celery
  • 1/4 tsp basil
  • 1/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp tarragon
  • 1/4 tsp thyme
  • 3.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1.5 cups heavy cream
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1 squeeze of lemon
  • 1 cup Gouda cheese, grated

Method

Preparing the Ingredients

  1. turn on the burner and roast the peppers OR use a blow touch to roast them OR roast the peppers in an oven for about 20 minutes, laying them on a sheet pan and flipping them over a couple times throughout
  2. dice the onions, celery, and carrot and set aside
  3. wrap the peppers in tin foil for about ten minutes to cool down
  4. grate the Gouda cheese and set aside
  5. unwrap the peppers and peel the skin off
  6. dice the peppers and remove the seeds

Cooking

  1. put butter into a stock pot and light up the stove
  2. dump onions, carrots, and celery in, as well as basil, oregano, tarragon, thyme, and cayenne
  3. mix and cook for about 6 minutes before dumping garlic in, then cook for 1-1.5 more minutes
  4. pour in chicken broth, put peppers in, and simmer for around 5 minutes before you turn off the stove

Blending and Finishing the Dish

  1. pour the mixture into a blender and blend until smooth, dumping it back into the pan
  2. heat up the pan again and add cream, sugar, lemon juice, and cheese, and stir
  3. scoop into a bowl and enjoy!

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