Cream Of Carrot Soup Porkkanasosekeitto

Based on a soup recipe from beatrice ojakangas' book, the finnish cookbook. I confess that i added the brandy to the carrots!!

Peel carrots.

Cook carrots in beef broth and brandy until tender , adding additional brandy if necessary.

Drain , reserving the stock , and strain or mash the carrots to make a smooth puree.

Heat the butter in a saucepan , add the flour , and stir until blended.

Add the milk gradually , stirring constantly.

Heat to the boiling point and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add reserved stock , carrot puree , sugar , and pepper.

Garnish each serving with parsley and a dash of nutmeg.

carrot, beef broth, brandy, butter, flour, milk, sugar, pepper, fresh parsley, ground nutmeg