2 avocados, peeled and cubed
2 1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tsp curry powder
1 salt to taste
1 white pepper to taste
1/2 cup whipping cream
Directions
Blend the avocados with 1 cup of the chicken stock in a food processor
until smooth. Stir in the remaining stock and the remaining
ingredients. Chill. Garnish with sliced or cubed avocados when ready
to serve. Serves 4 Bon appetit, Hope--Sunnyvale, CA
Servings: 4 servings
Avocado Curry Soup Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Fruit; Soup
The History of Recipes
We can track the history of `recipes` way back into the distant past, in fact as far back into history as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, sadly, these ancient records were just very basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing food.
In fact, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history is a series of clay tablets in Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who drank it feel exhilarated. Progressing into Roman times around 25BC a roman called Apicius created some documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. He describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius tells us how the Romans were skilled in the use of a wide range of herbs and spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks for example thyme, fennel and dill. Later on, we find some books published in the fourteenth century ; a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these are nothing to do with the spicy food that is served today, but instead recipes for the types of meals eaten by the rich and wealthy people of the period. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods and spices from the East, including rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new tastes prompted an outbreak in cookery books, the majority of which are kept safe in private libraries. For the next few years, the powerful and rich strove to serve up the most extravagent banquests, and as a result the best cooks and their recipe collections increased in prestige. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 1800s the formal cooking and cookery books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, spent years to assembling, verifying, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the advent of the twentieth century, cookbooks are greatly in demand as a result of increased literacy, more leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Avocado Curry Soup recipe.
