CREAMED TOMATO BISQUE 1/4 lb. butter 1 c. chopped celery 1 c. chopped onion 1/2 c. chopped carrots 1/3 c. flour 2 (12 oz.) cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. basil 1 tsp. marjoram 1 bay leaf 4 c. chicken broth 1 pt. whipping cream 1/2 tsp. paprika 1/2 tsp. curry powder 1/4 tsp. white pepper salt to taste Melt butter in saucepan. Saute celery, onion and carrots until tender. Stir in flour. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, marjoram, bay leaf and chicken broth. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasion- ally. Discard bay leaf. Puree 1/3 of the mixture at a time in the blender. Add cream, paprika, curry powder and pepper. Stir to blend. Add salt to taste. Serve hot or cold. Serves 8. For a special treat add imitation crabmeat. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |