Spicy Stroganoff

The first step in this recipe is to make the carrot paste: (This carrot paste recipe makes enough for use with several meals. The mixture freezes well.) 2 large onions or leeks 2 teaspoons of olive oil (optional) 1 bag of carrots, cut into thin rounds 4 cloves of garlic, diced stock granules (amount that would normally go with 2 cups of water) (I used WeightWatchers ff Chicken Broth) 1 packet of Butter Buds optional: ~ white wine pepper to season Saute onions/leeks in olive oil. Add other ingredients, and then add some water--enough to just cover carrots with the liquid. Simmer about 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes -- adding liquid as nesc. to stop burning. When carrots are tender, and break apart easily, turn off heat and let cool long enough to transfer to a food processor. Process in parts until all is a pureed paste. Divide into 4 parts. Save out one of these for use and put the other parts in the freezer. (The original poster mentioned using this carrot paste diluted with evaporated skim milk to make a pasta sauce.) Now that the carrot paste is done, heres the rest of the recipe: 1 medium onion, sliced 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 1/2 tsp. paprika 1/2 tsp. cayenne 1 tsp. dill weed 12 oz. fresh sliced mushrooms ~ veggies Saute (veggies) with onion and garlic. Add spices and mushrooms. Mix together and pour in: 2 cups non-fat milk 1/3 cup flour 1 packet of stock granules (or about 2 teaspoons) carrot paste Simmer 5 or 10 minutes until mushrooms and onions are cooked and mixture is thickened. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Stir frequently. Serve over noodles of your choice. From: * Jane Marcus * * jane@apollo.hp.com * Fatfree Digest [Volume 10 Issue 47], Sept. 24, 1994 Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fatfreex.zip