Cream Of Shrimp Soup
3 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion -- finely chopped 1 medium potato -- finely cubed 2 pounds shrimp -- peeled and deveined 2 cups heavy cream 1 bay leaf -- crumbled 1 tablespoon ...
Ingredients
- 3tablespoonbutter
- 1medium onion -- finely chopped
- 1medium potato -- finely cubed
- 2poundshrimp -- peeled and deveined
- 2cupheavy cream
- 1bay leaf -- crumbled
- 1tablespoonparsley -- chopped
- 2carrot -- finely chopped
Directions
- 1
3 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion -- finely chopped 1 medium potato -- finely cubed 2 pounds shrimp -- peeled and deveined 2 cups heavy cr
- 2
Add carrots, onion, celery and potato and saute until the onion is translucent 2-3 minutes
- 3
Add white wine, water, cream, thyme, bay leaf and all but a handful of shrimp
- 4
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes
- 5
In small batches, puiree in a food processor
- 6
Return soup to the pan and season with salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce
- 7
Cut the remaining shrimp into small chunks and add to the soup
- 8
Simmer gently until cooked through, 2-3 minutes