Carrot Ginger Soup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 medium onions, sliced
1 (3 inch) piece ginger 6 cups vegetable stock
8 large carrots, roughly cut into evenly sized pieces
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions
Heat the vegetable oil in a large sauce pot over low heat and saute the onions until they are translucent.
Cut the peeled giner into 1 inch slices and then roughly chop.
Add the chopped ginger to the onions and saute for another 2 minutes. Increase heat.
Add the stock and carrots. Simmer over medium meat until the carrots are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
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