Cream Of Pimento Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place pimento in container of an electric blender and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimento aside.
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and stir until flour mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add chicken broth and half-and-half gradually to flour mixture, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in pimento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish with sour cream, if desired.

Steps:

• Place the pimientos, with the juice, in the container of an electric blender.
• Process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides.
• Set the pimiento mixture aside.
• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
• Add flour& stir until mixture is smooth.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add chicken broth& half and half gradually to flour mixture, and continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in the reserved pimiento puree, onion, salt& hot sauce.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• Sprinkle each serving in the middle with about 1/2 tsp.
• fresh chopped parsley.
• Makes 3 3/4 cups, enough to serve 4.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-high heat. When the butter has melted, add a third of the mushrooms to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until dark golden brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then remove them from the pot and reserve for serving.
• In the same pot, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Reduce the heat to medium and, when the butter has melted, add the rest of the mushrooms, along with the garlic, celery, thyme and onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle the vegetables with the flour and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, then cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes, allowing the flour to cook.
• Slowly pour in the sherry, stirring all the time, then slowly add the stock. Keep stirring to reduce the likelihood of lumps. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced and thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender, puree until the mushrooms are mostly broken up into small barley-sized bits. (NOTE: You may use a blender, though allow the soup to cool until warm before pureeing.) Add the cream and heat until the pot is simmering. Add the balsamic, then taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Serve warm in bowls with the reserved mushrooms on top. Garnish with parsley and crusty chunks of warm bread.