Creamy Tomato Soup Wlump Of Crab Drizzled With Truffle Oil Recipes

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• In a 6-quart stockpot or Dutch oven, heat oil, butter and pepper flakes over medium heat until butter is melted. Add carrots and onion; cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic and dried basil; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, to let flavors blend, 20-25 minutes. , Remove pan from heat. Using a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. If desired, slowly stir in heavy cream, stirring continuously to incorporate; return to stove to heat through. Top servings with fresh basil if desired.

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• Combine broth and tomatoes in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. When soup bubbles, stir in heavy cream and reduce heat to low. Season with a little salt and pepper and simmer gently 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. With an immersion blender, puree soup. Serve bowls of soup with basil chiffonade and floating Soup Toppers.
• Toast bread slices in your toaster until golden. Rub the toasted bread rounds with crushed garlic, if using. Arrange bread on cookie or baking sheet. Drizzle each slice with extra-virgin oil and top with a grind of black pepper and a layer of shredded cheese. Place under hot broiler to melt cheese until toppers are golden brown in color.

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• Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the pan. Bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme, and bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Remove and discard the herb bundle. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
• Whisk in the heavy cream, salt, and pepper, to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls and serve immediately.
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• In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, saute onions in butter until translucent. Remove from the heat. Stir in the flour so that no lumps remain, then slowly whisk in the tomato juice. Return to the heat and add salt to taste. Cook until just boiling but turn off the heat before it boils. Let cool 10 minutes then slowly stir in milk. Serve immediately.

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• Have large soup pot brought to medium-high heat, then add 4 tablepoons of butter (add a little bit of olive oil so butter will not burn), chopped celantro, chopped roasted peppers, and basil and saute for about a min and a half. After sauteing celantro, peppers, and basil add Rice flour and baking powder until thoroughly cooked, no lumps... Once rue is set, add tomatoes, water, red wine, 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, salt, black pepper, agave nectar, paprika and mix and bring to a boil. while waiting for tomatoes to come to a boil, take the 6 cloves or garlic, out of their peel and place in a bowl dish with a litte of white truffle oil barely covering and roast till lightly browned. Once tomatoes are to a boil, let them cool, also your roasted garlic should be done and place them out to cool as well. After a few minutes of cool down, put all contents in a food processor or blender until all contents are pureed, also while pureeing you can add the rest of the evaporated milk. Put contents back into the soup pot and reduce until soup is thickened and excess water has evaporated. While waiting for soup to reduce, take a small skillet and on medium heat, add 1/2 tablespoon of butter and minced garlic soaked in white truffle oil and saute for 30 secs, then add 40 oz of crab meat and saute for about 1 min. (the rest 40oz could be used for seconds) Once all complete, add crab meat in a serving bowl (moderate amount), pour soup until crab meat is fully covered, then drizzle white truffle oil on top and a few leaves of celantro.