Best 9 Cranberry Soup Recipes

RASPBERRY-CRANBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and apple juice to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Press through a sieve; return to the pan. Also press the raspberries through the sieve; discard skins and seeds. Add to cranberry mixture; bring to a boil. Add the sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon; remove from the heat., Cool 4 minutes. Combine cornstarch and cream until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve hot or chilled. Serve with whipped cream, raspberries and mint if desired.

INSTANT POT® CRANBERRY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in tubettini and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add pancetta and cook until fat has been rendered, about 5 minutes. Add onion, carrots, and celery; saute, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Pour 1/4 cup chicken broth into the pressure cooker and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom with a wooden spoon. Add remaining chicken broth, cranberry beans, diced tomatoes with juice, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
• Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker and close the valve. Select Manual pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 45 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Transfer 2 cups of soup, with as many beans as possible, to a mini food processor; blend until smooth. Place back into the pot and stir. Ladle soup into bowls, add the reserved pasta, and serve.

CRANBERRY CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrots. Place them in a three to four quart saucepan with the cranberries and water. Simmer 20 minutes, until the cranberries and carrots are very tender.
• Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Transfer the carrots and cranberries to a food processor and puree them. Return the carrots and cranberries to the saucepan, along with the reserved cooking liquid. Add the sugar, salt, nutmeg, lemon juice and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
• Serve the soup hot, with a dollop of sour cream as a garnish on each portion.

CRANBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy soup kettle, melt the butter. Gently saute the chopped onions, celery and carrots until the vegetables are soft. Add the chicken broth. Rinse the hot pepper under running water to remove the seeds and inner white membrane. Add to the broth, together with the bay leaf and several grinds of pepper.
• Rinse the cranberries and pick them over to remove any that are spoiled. Roughly chop the berries on a wooden board or process them briefly in a food processor. Add to the broth and let simmer gently over low heat until the cranberries are soft and disintegrating into the broth.
• Add the cider to the broth. Mix well and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with sour cream if desired. The soup may also be prepared ahead of time and reheated before serving.

RASPBERRY-CRANBERRY SOUP FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and apple juice to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Press through a sieve; return to the pan. Press the raspberries through the sieve; discard skins and seeds. Add to cranberry mixture; bring to a boil. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon; remove from the heat., Cool for 4 minutes. Stir 1/2 cup soup into 3/4 cup cream. Return all to pan; bring to a gentle boil. Mix cornstarch with remaining cream until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve hot or chilled. Serve with whipped cream and additional raspberries if desired.

CRANBERRY BEAN AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• For the beans: Rinse beans under cold water. Place in a stockpot and cover with 2 1/2 quarts cold water. On a large piece of cheesecloth, place the whole tomato, onion pieces, thyme, bay leaf, rosemary, carrot and garlic and tie together to loosely contain contents. Add to pot and press to submerge. Bring to a boil, then simmer until beans are tender, about 45 minutes.
• For the soup: While beans cook, fill another large pot with 4 quarts water, add 1 tablespoon salt and bring to a boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Add kale leaves to boiling water, blanch for 5 minutes, then use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer to ice water; reserve cooking water. When leaves are completely chilled, drain well, squeezing out excess water. Chop finely into slender strips and set aside.
• Return kale cooking water to a boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Prick each cherry tomato with a fork, blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds, then drain and place in ice water until chilled. Peel tomatoes and set aside. Reserve cooking liquid.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, combine olive oil, onion, garlic and a pinch of salt. Sauté until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and sauté until tomatoes soften and begin to break up, about 5 minutes. Using a potato masher, gently crush tomatoes without destroying their shape.
• Drain cooked beans, reserving cooking liquid. Discard cheesecloth and its contents. Return half the beans to pot, and mash with a potato masher until they are fairly smooth. Add remaining beans, contents of skillet, 1 quart cooking liquid from beans, and 1 quart cooking liquid from kale. Return to high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim surface, discarding froth. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add more cooking liquids, up to 1 quart, as desired; broth should remain thin.
• To serve, add chopped kale and cook only until heated through, 30 to 60 seconds. Place in heated soup bowls, and garnish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of marjoram and parsley.

CRANBERRY BEAN AND KALE SOUP

Steps:

• 1.Rinse beans under cold water. Place in a stockpot and cover with 2 1/2 quarts cold water. On cheesecloth, place the whole tomato, onion pieces, thyme, bay leaf, rosemary, carrot and garlic and tie together. Add to the pot and press to submerge. Bring to a boil, then simmer until beans are tender, about 45 minutes. 2. Fill pot with 4 quarts water, add 1 tablespoon salt and boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Add kale leaves to boiling water, blanch for 5 minutes, then transfer to ice water; reserve cooking water. When leaves are completely chilled, drain well. Chop finely into slender strips and set aside. 3. Return kale cooking water to a boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Prick each cherry tomato with a fork, blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds, then drain and place in ice water until chilled. Peel tomatoes and set aside. Reserve cooking liquid. 4. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine olive oil, onion, garlic and a pinch of salt. Saute until onions are tender about 5 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and saute until tomatoes soften and begin to break up about 5 minutes. Using a potato masher, gently crush tomatoes without destroying their shape. 5. Drain cooked beans, reserving cooking liquid. Discard cheesecloth and its contents. Return half the beans to pot, and mash with a potato masher until they are fairly smooth. Add remaining beans, contents of skillet, 1 quart cooking liquid from beans, and 1 quart cooking liquid from kale. Return to high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim surface, discarding froth. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add more cooking liquids, up to 1 quart, as desired, broth should remain thin. 6. To serve add chopped kale and cook only until heated through, 30 - 60 seconds. Place in bowls and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of marjoram and parsley.

WILD MUSHROOM AND CRANBERRY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer the dried mushrooms and shallots in two quarts water for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large stock pot and cook the garlic, celery, onion and leeks until soft.
• Strain the mushroom stock into the vegetables. Add the beans, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, Cayenne and freshly ground pepper to taste (about a teaspoon). Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until the beans are cooked, stirring occasionally (they will take 45 to 90 minutes, depending on their age).
• Cut and discard the tough stalks from the broccoli rabe and coarsely chop the leaves and flowers. Add them to the beans with the fresh mushrooms and cook 12 minutes. Season to taste with balsamic vinegar and salt.
• Garnish the soup with chives and serve.

CREAM OF BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CRANBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Make the cranberry puree: In a heavy saucepan combine the cranberries, the Port, and the sugar and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the cranberries burst and the mixture starts to thicken. In a food processor puree the mixture and force the puree through a fine sieve into a bowl, discarding the solids. The puree keeps, covered and chilled, for 3 days.
• Make the soup: In a large heavy saucepan cook the onion and the carrots in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, add mace, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper, squash, sweet potatoes, and 4 cups of the broth, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are very soft. In a blender or food processor puree the soup in batches, transferring it as it is pureed to a saucepan, and stir in the remaining 2 cups broth, the additional white pepper, and salt to taste. The soup keeps, covered and chilled, for 1 day.
• To serve the soup: Reheat the cranberry puree and spoon it into a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip. (Alternatively, spoon the puree into a small resealable plastic bag and cut off the tip of one corner.) Reheat the soup, divide it among soup bowls, and pipe about 1 tablespoon of the cranberry puree decoratively onto each serving.